UPDATE: GUPC Announces
Sill Reinforcements Work to be Complete in January 2016
The
Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has been informed by Grupo Unidos por el Canal,
S.A. (GUPC), the main contractor for the design and construction of the Third
Set of Locks project, that work to reinforce the sills in the new locks will be
completed in January 2016.
GUPC informed the ACP of the deadline during a meeting Thursday, Nov. 28, to
discuss the progress being made on the reinforcements work.
As part
of its remaining work, GUPC will continue conducting in-depth inspections and
reinforcements of each individual sill. Afterward, GUPC plans to continue the
electromechanical testing on the filling and emptying systems of the new locks.
The ACP
was also informed by GUPC that they have not yet identified a date for the
completion of the new locks project. However, GUPC announced that they will
implement a strategy, along with their providers and subcontractors, that will
help reduce the impact on the delivery date.
The
Panama Canal Expansion Program is currently 95 percent complete. The ACP
continues to monitor GUPC’s progress and will communicate updates as more
information is made available.
