Panama Canal uses Conjet to assist in major lock repairs Conjet hydrodemolition equipment is playing a key role in removing concrete and assist- ing with the replacement of the Panama Canal’s special tow track rail system. The track is used by powerful electric rack and pinion drive locomotives to assist in towing and guiding ships through the canal’s three sets of twin lane locks. The “Autoridad Del Canal De Panama” (ACP), Panama Canal Authority, which has the exclusive charge of the canal’s administration, management, operation and maintenance, is responsible for removing the 16,188 m of worn out tow track, which runs along the tops of the lock walls, and replacing with a new stronger sys- tem to cater for the increase in canal traffic and high loadings from the locomotive

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