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Panama Canal Pacific lock chamber is filled with concrete
WITH the arrival of a second set of rolling gates, the Panama Canal expansion has managed to fill one of the monoliths on in the middle lock chamber on the Pacific side with 2,000,000 cubic metres of concrete.
"This is another milestone that shows the progress of various components of the Canal Expansion Project," said the Panama Canal Authority administrator Jorge Luis Quijano.
In total, 4.3 million cubic metres of concrete is required to complete the construction of two lock complexes. To date, 1.8 million cubic metres of concrete has been poured on the Atlantic side.
The new lock complexes in the Pacific and Atlantic sides will feature three chambers, three water-saving basins per chamber, a lateral filling and emptying system, and rolling gates.
By the end of last month three-quarters of the expansion project was completed.
"This is another milestone that shows the progress of various components of the Canal Expansion Project," said the Panama Canal Authority administrator Jorge Luis Quijano.
In total, 4.3 million cubic metres of concrete is required to complete the construction of two lock complexes. To date, 1.8 million cubic metres of concrete has been poured on the Atlantic side.
The new lock complexes in the Pacific and Atlantic sides will feature three chambers, three water-saving basins per chamber, a lateral filling and emptying system, and rolling gates.
By the end of last month three-quarters of the expansion project was completed.
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