VIDEO: Panama Expansion Reaches Final Stretch

The first-ever Panama Canal Expansion is a vision that will soon become a reality.

With the project 91% completed, the Panama Canal Expansion has reached its final stretch.

The massive Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, increasing the waterway’s capacity.

The new locks will have three chambers, water-saving basins, lateral filling and emptying system & rolling gates.