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U.S. Panama Delay Final Pan American Highway Link
The United States and Panama postponed finishing the Darien Gap link of the Pan American Highway beyond 1976. The delay stems from disease fears, particularly foot and mouth, plus environmental and social concerns in Panama’s Darién region, where completion would open remote areas to development and smugglers. The project remains officially under study with phased work and disease-control measures planned.
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