The Ministry of Public Works is proposing the creation of a National Asphalt Division, an entity which would be responsible for overseeing the quality of asphalt used on roads.

At the moment, authorization is being awaited from the Ministry of Finance for the creation of the National Asphalt Division which aims to, among other things, regulate the business of manufacturing concrete in the country, as well as improving control of product quality.

Laestrella.com.pa reports that “… The theory of government is that with that office asphalt mixtures bought by the Ministry of Public Works will be controlled, meaning that things will last longer and need less maintenance.”

“… The government says it will take advantage of this to change the technical specifications of the type of asphalt that is added to roads, information which, according to the Panamanian Society of Engineers and Architects and the Panamanian Chamber of Construction, has not been updated for two decades.”

Source: laestrella.com.pa