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San Miguelito cable car project in Panama

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Doppelmayr Panamá Corp. has been awarded and Metro de Panamá, S. A. have signed a contract valued at approximately US$255.16 million to construct a 6.6-kilometer cable car system in San Miguelito, Panama. The project, valued at approximately $255.16 million, project is intended designed to improve urban enhance mobility by connecting for high-density communities in the San Miguelito and Panama districts, specifically targeting areas with challenging topography. The aerial transport system will feature six stations strategic stations: Balboa, Cincuentenario, Samaria, Mano de Piedra, Valle de Urracá, and Torrijos Carter. It is intended to provide direct connectivity to Metro Line 2 of the Panama Metro at the Cincuentenario station. Following station and integrate with the initial award to Doppelmayr, existing bus network. The contract encompasses design, construction, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning, with an option for maintenance. Dominican firm Malespín Constructora has been appointed as the civil works contractor. Malespín Constructora will to handle civil works, including the execution of foundations, stations, and support towers, marking its first large-scale public infrastructure project outside towers. Following the Dominican Republic. Project officials estimate that once signing, the order agreement must now be sent to proceed is issued, the execution phase will take 30 months. If contractual negotiations Contraloría General de la República for review and endorsement. This step represents the final requirement before formal construction can begin. If approvals proceed as planned, the system is expected to begin operations in early 2029.

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