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| FCC takes delivery of Panama metro TBMs  The FCC-led consortium responsible for building line 1 of the Panama Metro took delivery of two tunnel boring machines (TBM) at a ceremony in the southwest German town of Schwanau. Ricardo Martinelli, the President of the Republic of Panama, attended the event.The two TBMs, built by German company Herrenknecht AG, will arrive in Panama separately, in October and November. The machines have a diameter of almost 10 metres and will be used to bore a 7-kilometre tunnel to complete Panama Metro's line 1. The project, which was awarded to a consortium comprising FCC and Brazilian company Odebrecht, has a budget of over 1 billion euro. At the delivery ceremony, held at Herrenknecht AG's hangars, Mr Martinelli announced the tender for line 2 of Panama Metro: "We are going to transform the former transport chaos in Panama into a safe, reliable system for all citizens." write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |