New Lock Doors

[Nukesailor]

These are NOT new buildings at the Canal, these are lock doors. Taken on a recent half-Panama Canal cruise, this photo shows how massive the doors to the new locks are.

 

Art

 

Better quality image here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artdodd52/11339521303/sizes/c/in/set-72157638608959773/

Edited December 17, 2013 by Nukesailor

[Keith1010]

Thanks for sharing.

 

Keith

[BillB48]

Nice pic... they are on the big side, they weigh over 3000 tons. That is the first 4 of what will a total of 16. By comparison, one leaf of the largest of the present miter gates weighs a little over 700 tons.

 

On a related topic I read on another forum where the company delivering the new gates has gone bankrupt. I have scoured every news source I can think of to find out if there is anything to that or not, but I have not seen a thing on the subject. I was able to track the ship that carried the new gates and it was sailing to Turkey from Trieste, so I guess we'll just wait and see.

[PCWalton1]

A couple more shots from last month. I agree, they are big.