In Panama there is a critical road situation: crossing from the capital (east) to the rest of the country (west) crossing the Panama Canal. Currently there are only two roads, the Bridge of the Americas (1962) and the Centennial Bridge (2004), both on the side of the Pacific Ocean. To cross from one sector to another on the Atlantic side, the alternatives are: a ferry sponsored by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and crossing the Gatun locks when there are no ships passing through the Canal.
The construction of the Third Bridge has involved a restructuring of the roads in the area. For this reason, the ACP has undertaken several projects, one of which is the expansion of the parallel route to the Gatun Locks and all its surroundings, including the construction of a minor bridge over the excesses weir of Gatun Lake. As part of the design of this bridge it was established that the accesses to it would be through reinforced embankments with geosynthetics and lined with erosion control blankets and hydroseeding.
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