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FCC starts filling the new access channel
to the enlarged Panama Canal
On Monday, 14 September, the ICA- FCC-
MECO consortium started to fill the new ac-
cess channel that will be connecting Corte
Culebra with the third set of locks in the
Pacific sector as part of the fourth phase
of the dry excavation project of the Pacific
Access Channel of the Panama Canal en-
largement project.
New FCC Bulletin
in Central America
The latest issue of the Central American
Bulletin is now available. It includes reports
on the progress achieved in projects, cor-
porate social responsibility, and training
at FCC Construcción Panama and Costa
Rica.
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The new channel measures 6.1 kilome-
tres in length and is 218 metres wide. The
bottom of the excavation is 9.14 metres
above sea level.
The ICA-FCC-MECO consortium is execu-
ting this project which includes the excava-
tion of 26 million cubic metres, a large part
of this in rock formations, and the construc-
tion the Borinquen 1E 2.4 kilometre long
loose material dam.