Panama City

Estación San Gabriel

Total renovation of a station in the middle of the city: demolition of the old station, removal of the existing steel tanks, and complete construction of the new station. All on an urban lot boxed in by buildings, with demolition, disposal and construction logistics in a tight space.

Scope of work

Demolition of the existing station
Extraction and disposal of the old steel tanks
Excavation, walls and new lined tank pit
Installation of new tanks
Assembly of new canopy and dispenser islands

Result

Station fully demolished and rebuilt

On site

The work in photos

Field record of the intervention, as it was executed.

Old station canopy during demolition — Demolition of the existing station

Open trench with the old steel tanks exposed — Old steel tanks exposed

Excavator removing an old steel tank from the pit — Old steel tank removal

Old steel tank loaded on a flatbed for disposal — Disposal of the removed tank

Site excavation between existing walls — Excavation on a tight urban lot

Crew working on the wall formwork — Formwork and new walls

Pump truck pouring concrete on site — Concrete pour by pump truck

Tank pit lined with geotextile — New lined tank pit

New blue tank lowered into the lined pit — New tank installation

New canopy steel structure being assembled — New canopy assembly

Prefabricated dispenser island with pipe sleeves — New dispenser island

Station with the new canopy installed during finishing — Rebuilt station in finishing stage

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