Panamanian President Martin Torrijos Tuesday inspected the beginning of the paving of an 80-km interoceanic highway, which will connect the Pacific to the Atlantic.
"Since 1990, this mega project has been promised by all the governments before us. Today it is finally a reality that is being built and must be finished by April of 2009," Torrijos said.
He said the highway represents better development opportunities that will generate future economic potentials.
"It is necessary so Panama continues growing in its logistic role on world commerce and to offer jobs and a better level of living for the population," the president said amid the noisy paving machine.
The Panama City-Colon City highway, with an investment of 215.8million U.S. dollars, will have four 3.6 meters wide lanes and cross all Panamanian territory parallel to the Panama Canal.
Odebrecht, a Brazilian company, has contracted in the project.
Source:Xinhua
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