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Team in front of the completed bridge on opening day.<\/p><\/div>\n

PASADENA, CA (July 2, 2018) \u2013 Parsons, in partnership with Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), recently sent an 11-member team to Banacito, Panama\u2014a small community of 700 people approximately 190 km outside of Panama City\u2014to build a 106-m suspension footbridge over the Rio Toabre. This year\u2019s bridge build was over twice the length of last year\u2019s bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe experience of working shoulder to shoulder with the many dozens of community members who helped every day was both humbling and gratifying,\u201d said Steven Nicaise, Parsons Vice President and Project Manager of the build. \u201cThey applied their skills to help solve the challenges we faced moving heavy loads across the river and building the bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parsons\u2019 multinational team camped on site from June\u00a02 to 17, 2018, and worked to construct the bridge, which now provides the community with year-round access to schools, government and medical services, and markets\u2014all of which were unreachable when the river was swollen. The Parsons team included project managers, engineers, and safety specialists.<\/p>\n

The Banacito footbridge marks Parsons\u2019 third B2P bridge-building project and second project in Panama. The corporation has been involved with B2P since 2015, providing design engineering services, construction support, support for training programs, and leadership on the B2P Board of Directors. Elie Homsi, PE, Senior Vice President and Parsons Fellow, currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of B2P\u2019s Board.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored to work with Bridges to Prosperity to help build another much-needed bridge for a rural community,\u201d said Chuck Harrington, Parsons\u2019 Chairman and CEO. \u201cThis project is one of the countless ways our employees selflessly devote their time and expertise to make a difference in the lives of others around the world. We\u2019re happy to support their efforts through projects like this as part of our Parsons Gives Back program, a key element of our mission to\u00a0deliver\u00a0a better world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75\u00a0years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber-physical security, advanced technology solutions, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. For more about Parsons, please visit<\/em>\u00a0www.parsons.com<\/em><\/a>, and follow us on<\/em>\u00a0Facebook<\/em><\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0Twitter<\/em><\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0LinkedIn<\/em><\/a>, and<\/em>\u00a0YouTube<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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