Fanlyc’s Relay for Life reaches Cinta Costera 3: What detours will drivers face?

Cinta Costera 3 in Panama City will partially close from Friday, Sept. 4, through Sunday as the Fundación Amigos del Niño con Leucemia y Cáncer holds its 27th Relay for Life.

The closure will cover the stretch from the Mercado del Marisco roundabout to the first return after the marine viaduct, in the direction of Maracaná Stadium. Traffic authorities will use detours and reversible lanes to keep vehicles moving.

Raymundo Sandoval of the traffic operations unit said traffic heading toward the interior of the country would increase on Friday. Officers will be stationed along the affected stretch so vehicles can continue onto Roberto F. Chiari Road normally and smoothly.

Authorities urged drivers to plan ahead, watch for signs and follow traffic officers’ instructions. Preparations began Thursday with the installation of stages, tents and event equipment. Participating companies are expected to begin setting up from 7 a.m. Friday.

The event includes 24 continuous hours of walking and running by registered teams. Fanlyc executive director Leslie Ducruet said the organization had already recorded more than 47,000 laps, representing people who will walk, run or cycle for children with cancer. Funds raised will support more than 630 children and teenagers recently diagnosed with cancer in Panama.

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We are happy, and we are breaking records in the number of laps already on the table. There are more than 47,000 laps, representing the people who will come here to walk, run or cycle for children with cancer.