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construction Social infrastructure The project, developed by FCC Construcción, is a true example of social infrastructure. During its construction more than 6,000 workers participated, of which more than 70% were residents in the communities surrounding the work. More than 98 communities and 48 educational centres posted throughout the project have been benefited by the project, thus im- proving the quality of life of more than 500,000 people in the eastern part of Panama. The infrastructure has been desig- ned for the transport of more than 16,000 passengers per hour and direction, with a travel period of 35 minutes. It is designed for a maxi- mum future capacity of 40,000 passengers during peak hours and adapted for people with reduced capacity. A milestone to highlight during the project was the partial opening of Metro Line 2 for the World You- th Days (WYD), held in January. During WYD, more than 150,000 kilometres were travelled, with a network availability of 99.99% for all pilgrims and Panamanians. Throughout the celebration of the event, use was made of all availa- ble trains: 26 on line 1 and 12 on line 2. In 1, 2,054,400 passengers were transferred, and in 2, more than 579,000 passengers, which means a mobilization of more than 100,000 passengers per day. The construction phase of Line 1 was completed in record time, las- ting just over three years. It con- templated the development of a total of 15.9 kilometres in length, of which 7.5 kilometres are under- ground, 7.1 kilometres elevated and 1.3 kilometres in trenches. It is divided into 14 stations (six ele- vated, seven underground and one half-buried); two trenches (where the train runs from the elevated pass to the subway); five ventila- tion shafts, in addition to the indus- trial area of patios and workshops where the operational centre of the railway transport system is located. The route was inserted in a co- rridor of high demand for public transport, benefiting more than one million people. It began ope- rations on April 5, 2014, transpor- ting 16,000 passengers per hour/in both directions during peak hours. FCC Construcción has more than 115 years of experience in the de- sign and construction of interna- tional infrastructures. The Company has executed and develops important urban trans- port projects such as: Doha metro (Qatar), Riyadh metro (Saudi Ara- bia), line 2 and line 4 metro line of Lima (Peru), Toronto metro (Ca- nada), Madrid metro (Spain), line 5 subway Bucharest (Romania), and subway line 9 of Barcelona (Spain). Line 1 FCC brings value It will transport more than 16,000 passengers per hour and in both directions President Varela with the workers of Line 2 of the Panama Metro. SEE VIDEO B U S I N E S S 21 B U S I N E S S