Panama Canal Mixshield undercrossing
Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Balboa, Panama
Source: Geomechanics.io
A 13.46m diameter Herrenknecht Mixshield TBM has completed the first-ever TBM undercrossing of the Panama Canal at depths exceeding 60m below sea level for Panama Metro Line 3. The machine has achieved peak advance of 150 segment rings per month through mixed geology. Around 1.5km of the 4.5km twin-track tunnel remains to final breakthrough.
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Mass Transit, Tunnel, Water Supply and Storage
- Location
- Balboa, Panama
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Geomechanics.io
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A 13.46m diameter Herrenknecht Mixshield TBM has completed the first-ever TBM undercrossing of the Panama Canal at depths exceeding 60m below sea level for Panama Metro Line 3. The machine has achieved peak advance of 150 segment rings per month through mixed geology. Around 1.5km of the 4.5km twin-track tunnel remains to final breakthrough. |
Original sector | Infrastructure |
Location
Country | Panama |
City | Balboa |
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Source | Geomechanics.io |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Mass Transit, Tunnel, Water Supply and Storage |
Article published date | 2026-03-21 |
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