Miraflores locks damage, Panama

”That wall is not part of the basic structure of the lock; it was originally built as a containing wall to hold back earth from the original slopes along the banks,” the ACP said.

The Panama Canal Authority, or ACP, said Monday that the repairs to a wall in the southern section of the Miraflores lock that collapsed over the weekend is progressing at a steady pace, but will take at least five weeks to complete.

“All the canal’s operations are continuing in an absolutely normal way. It is estimated that the first phase of the work will be completed in four or five weeks,” the ACP said.

A number of experts studied the lock and concluded that it is “solid, secure and stable,” the ACP said.

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