The Panamanian Government, through the Ministry of Public Works, created a five-year-Plan for 2019-2024, which considers main investment projects to improve Panama’s road network. The five-year plan includes the Get-to-Work project, as well as inspection, construction, and maintenance projects on a nationwide level.
The Get-to-Work project consists in the rehabilitation and maintenance of streets, roads, as well as production routes. Priority is given to the contracting of national companies; increasing the participation of local labor and companies and hence the reactivation of the internal economy.
Currently the road network displays challenges such as weight restrictions through the Bridge of the Americas, where cargo movements are deviated towards the Centennial Bridge, as well as lane reversals on the Pan-American Highway during morning and afternoon hours from Monday to Friday, to support the mobilization of the population that resides at the west side of the Panama Canal.
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Government Contact List.
Distance Matrix
Distance from Panama City (Capital) to Major Towns in the country (km) |
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Panama |
Colon |
Yaviza |
Chorrera |
Penonome |
Las Tablas |
Chitre |
Santiago |
David |
|
Panama |
|
74.5 |
282.4 |
38.8 |
155.8 |
283.9 |
253.3 |
251.8 |
445.3 |
Colon |
73.2 |
|
343 |
89.5 |
206.5 |
334.6 |
304 |
302.4 |
496 |
Yaviza |
282.4 |
342.2 |
|
320.4 |
437.4 |
565.6 |
534.9 |
533.4 |
727 |
La Chorrera |
48.8 |
89.2 |
320. |
|
121.1 |
249.3 |
218.6 |
217.1 |
410.6 |
Penonome |
156 |
207.8 |
438.8 |
120.3 |
|
136.8 |
106.2 |
104.7 |
298.2 |
Las Tablas |
283.9 |
335.7 |
566.6 |
248.2 |
137.2 |
|
32.8 |
103.8 |
297.4 |
Chitre |
252.8 |
304.6 |
535.5 |
217.1 |
106.1 |
31.4 |
|
72.7 |
266.3 |
Santiago |
251.7 |
303.5 |
534.4 |
216 |
105 |
103.4 |
72.7 |
|
197.2 |
David |
444.3 |
496.1 |
727.1 |
408.6 |
297.6 |
296 |
265.4 |
196.4 |
|
Source: Information extracted on the 6 March, 2020 at 09:00 a.m., from Google Maps
Time Matrix
Travel time from Panama City (Capital) to Major Towns in the country (hr) |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panama |
Colon |
Yaviza |
La Chorrera |
Penonome |
Las Tablas |
Chitre |
Santiago |
David |
|
Panama |
|
1 h 8 min |
4 h 13 min |
45 min |
2 h 27 min |
4 h 2 min |
3 h 30 min |
3 h 32 min |
5 h 53 min |
Colón |
1 h 7 min |
|
5 h 1 min |
1 h 15 min |
2 h 57 min |
4 h 33 min |
4 h 1 min |
4 h 3 min |
6 h 23 min |
Yaviza |
4 h 24 min |
5 h |
|
4 h 48 min |
6 h 34 min |
8 h 15 min |
7 h 39 min |
7 h 42 min |
10 h 7 min |
La Chorrera |
57 min |
1 h 24 min |
4 h 53 min |
|
1 h 50 min |
3 h 25 min |
2 h 54 min |
2 h 57 min |
5 h 18 min |
Penonome |
2 h 32 min |
2 h 55 min |
6 h 28 min |
1 h 57 min |
|
2 h 1 min |
1 h 29 min |
1 h 32 min |
3 h 52 min |
Las Tablas |
4 h 6 min |
4 h 32 min |
8 h 2 min |
3 h 35 min |
2 h 3 min |
|
36 min |
1 h 34 min |
3 h 55 min |
Chitre |
3 h 36 min |
4 h 1 min |
7 h 28 min |
3 h 4 min |
1 h 32 min |
33 min |
|
1 h 2 min |
3 h 23 min |
Santiago |
3 h 36 min |
4 h 1 min |
7 h 28 min |
3 h 4 min |
1 h 31 min |
1 h 31 min |
1 h 1 min |
|
2 h 31 min |
David |
5 h 59 min |
6 h 21 min |
9 h 54 min |
5 h 24 min |
3 h 55 min |
3 h 56 min |
3 h 25 min |
2 h 32 min |
|
Source: Information extracted on the 6 March, 2020 at 09:00 a.m., from Google Maps
Road Security
There hasn’t been any road safety problems, at least not for cargo transport.
Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits
Currently weight and dimensions are regulated by Law 10 of 1989, of the Republic of Panama.
Axle Load Limits |
LCA Country Panama |
Transit Country Costa Rica |
---|---|---|
Truck with 2 Axles |
14 tons |
N/A |
Truck with 3 Axles |
21.9 tons |
N/A |
Truck with 4 Axles |
27.5 tons |
N/A |
Semi-trailer with 3 Axles |
25.5 tons |
N/A |
Semi-trailer with 4 Axles |
31.9 tons |
N/A |
Semi-trailer with 5 Axles |
37.5 tons |
N/A |
Semi-trailer with 6 Axles |
43.9 tons |
N/A |
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 4 Axles |
30 tons |
N/A |
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 5 Axles |
36.5 tons |
N/A |
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 6 Axles |
44.4 tons |
N/A |
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 7 Axles |
N/A |
N/A |
Class and Road Surface Class and Conditions
N/A