Samuel Conde y Asociados, the contractors, announced they have begun the construction of the tunnel underneath the Abraham Lincoln Avenue at the intersection with 27 de Febrero Avenue. The Abraham Lincoln tunnel is one of three the government is building, along with overpasses, to resolve the traffic bottlenecks at the intersections of Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and Maximo Gómez with 27 de Febrero Avenue. The government has promised that the works will be completed by the end of the year. The tunnels and overpasses are expected to bring major relief to traffic congestion in the capital city.
