Edwin Lewis
Edwin Lewis is the Director of Plans and Projects at the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) in Panama. He has been actively involved in overseeing major construction projects in the country, including the impactful Cuarto Puente (Fourth Bridge) over the Panama Canal. Recently, he was in the news due to the significant delays in over 90 construction projects caused by a strike led by the Sindicato Único Nacional de Trabajadores de la Construcción y Similares (Suntracs), which has raised concerns about the financial implications and delivery timelines of these critical infrastructure developments.
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Edwin Lewis, director de Estudios y Diseños del MOP, explained the project details for the expansion of the Centenario road.
MOP licitará proyecto de más de $300 millones para ampliar la vía Centenario y la autopista Panamá–La Chorrera
Panama· 2026-05-30Edwin Lewis is the director of Studies and Designs at the MOP who assured that evaluations have not detected critical findings that compromise the operation of the Bridge of the Americas.
Puente de las Américas: reemplazarán remaches y losaPanama· 2026-05-30
Edwin Lewis, the national director of Study and Design of the MOP, informed that each intervention will have an estimated duration of 45 days.
Tras años de abandono, arrancan obras por $11.5 millones para rehabilitar 12 puentes en Panamá y San MiguelitoPanama· 2026-01-24Edwin Lewis stated that Centroequipos S.A. became responsible for a project after a 'cession'.
Aprueban traslados de partida por $10.1 millones al MOP; ¿se cierra el capítulo del ‘cuartito’?Panama· 2025-11-27
Edwin Lewis emphasized that the project aims to improve road safety in a section that currently supports an estimated daily flow of 25,000 vehicles.
Homologación del proyecto de ampliación del Corredor de las Playas reúne a más de 40 empresasPanama· 2025-09-19
Edwin Lewis, the Director of Studies and Designs of the MOP, explained the necessary repairs for the bridges.
Tras años de deterioro, MOP anuncia licitación para reparar puentes vehiculares por $11 millonesPanama· 2025-08-07Edwin Lewis is the director of studies and designs of the MOP who informed about the intervention costs for the bridges.
MOP anuncia licitaciones por $474 millones para rehabilitación de víasPanama· 2025-08-06Edwin Lewis informed that two expansion joints of 14.5 meters each will be replaced.
Cierres parciales en la vía Centenario durante junio por trabajos de rehabilitaciónPanama· 2025-06-01Edwin Lewis, director of Plans and Projects of the MOP, explained the impact of the construction strike on various projects.
Huelga del Suntracs paraliza más de 90 obras del MOP en todo el paísPanama· 2025-05-10