The Panama Canal expansion proposal was presented on April 24, 2006 by President Martín Torrijos to the Panamanian people after years of study by the ACP. The largest project at the Canal since its original construction, the expansion doubled its capacity and allowed more traffic.

Oct 23, 2006 · GUATEMALA CITY, Oct. 22 — Panamanians on Sunday overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to modernize the country’s aging canal, won over by government arguments that the $5.25 billion project would ...

Category/Department: Panama Published: 2006-10-26 Surprisingly few Panamanians turned out to vote on a referendum that would permit a vast expansion of the Panama Canal, but those who did voted overwhelmingly in favor of the project. The expansion is needed to accommodate larger vessels that are too big to pass through the ditch as

The Panama Canal Expansion Project the two countries signed a new treaty in which Panama would regain full control of the canal in 1999. In 1984, General Manuel Noriega took control of the country through the suppression of democracy by committing political assassinations, money laundering, and drug trafficking.

Oct 23, 2006 · Voters in Panama have overwhelmingly approved an ambitious project to expand the country's famous shipping canal. In a nationwide referendum, people voted by a margin of four to one to back...

Jul 17, 2006 · In addition, the Assembly created and passed a law mandating a national referendum in which the people of Panama will vote to approve expansion. The referendum will be held October 22, 2006, the first Sunday 90 days after the legislation is signed.

The Panama Canal expansion project (Spanish: ampliación del Canal de Panamá), also called the Third Set of Locks Project, doubled the capacity of the Panama Canal by adding a new traffic lane, enabling more ships to transit the waterway, and increasing the width and depth of the lanes and locks, allowing larger ships to pass.

La Propuesta para la ampliación del Canal de Panamá fue presentada al pueblo panameño el 24 de abril de 2006 por el Presidente Martín Torrijos luego de años de estudios por la Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (ACP). Si se aprueba, la ampliación sería el proyecto de construcción más grande en el Canal desde su construcción original.

La propuesta de ampliación del Canal de Panamá fue presentada el 24 de abril de 2006 por el Presidente Martín Torrijos al pueblo panameño luego de años de estudio por parte de la ACP. La ampliación, el proyecto más grande del Canal desde su construcción original, duplicó su capacidad y permitió un mayor tráfico.

Oct 31, 2023 · The Panama Canal expansion referendum was held on October 22, 2006, when the citizens of Panama approved the Panama Canal expansion project by a wide margin. According to article 325 of the Panamanian Constitution, any proposal for the construction of a third set of locks or a sealevel Canal on the