u s i n e s s
Line 1, the first subway system built
in Central America, is already a reality.
On the 5th of the month, I had the op-
portunity of attending the inaugura-
tion ceremony to share this milestone
in Panama’s history.
At FCC, we are particularly proud of
having contributed to the construc-
tion and operations of a landmark
project that will make transport easier
for more than a million Panamanians
Commencing in 2009, the project
was completed in record time and as
planned.
To each of the members of the FCC
Construcción team involved in this
project, those who were there from
the beginning and those who com-
pleted it, my most sincere congratu-
lations.
We met our target!!
Esther Alcocer Koplowitz
Chairman of FCC
Letter from the chairman
America, Víctor Alberola, as well as the entire
team that worked on the project.
The new transit system crosses the city from
north to south, from Albrook national bus sta-
tion to San Isidro station. Fourteen stations
were built along the 15.9 kilometre route,
seven of which are underground, six above-
ground and one in a cross-section.
The Secretary of Panama Metro, an agency
of the National Government that commis-
sioned the construction and will manage the
new transit system, estimates that line 1 will
serve one million people while reducing traffic
congestion in Panama’s capital city. The trip
between the two terminal stations takes 23
minutes.
The consortium employed 5,000 people du-
ring the construction phase. FCC Construc-
ción contributed its great expertise in trans-
port infrastructure. Its reputation in complex
projects of this type is accredited by the re-
Congratulations,
everyone!
cent award of a contract to build the exten-
sion of Lima Metro (Peru), the construction
of a new elevated section of Doha Metro
(Qatar), and three of the six lines of the new
Riyadh Metro (Saudi Arabia).
