Periodical Bridge Closures Sunday During Panama Canal Expansion Event

For all those traveling to and from the city, this Sunday you might want to stay put or plan to take the Centenario Bridge.   According to the Ministry of Foreign affairs The Panama Canal Expansion will affect the the bridge of Americas with “occasional closures” for the duration of the event taking place this Sunday, June 26th.

The reason for the closures, and vagueness of the times that the bridge will actually be closed rests on the movement of leaders and delegations traveling to and from the event.

The International presidents who have confirmed their attendance include: presidents Tsai Ing-Wen of Taiwan and Michelle Bachelet of Chile. Presidents Luis Guillermo Solís (Costa Rica), Juan Orlando Hernández (Honduras), Hashin Thaci (Kosovo), Horacio Cartes (Paraguay) and Daniel Medina (Dominican Republic) will also be in attendance.