With the news of the recently opened Metro system in Panama City comes the news that the tender for the second phase is being released.   The cost of the work will be around $2 billion, the same as line 1, and will be 23 kilometers long.

An article in Reuters reports that “… The end of April Panama will start work on the bidding process for the proposed construction of the second metro line, which could cost $2 billion.”

The Executive Secretary of Transportation, Roberto Roy, said that “…The first thing we have to do is provide documentation to participants in the process, we want to do this in April because the specifications are almost finished. ”

The second line of the metro will be built using a public-private partnership, with funding provided by the winning bidder, and “… would have an area of ??approximately 23 kilometers and 17 stations, linking the district of San Miguelito to 24 de Diciembre, a community east of Panama City, located around Tocumen International Airport. “

Source: Latin America Reuters