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In the past year the budgets for maintenance of public works have been skimpy due to the austerity measures the Torrijos administration was obliged to take soon after it took office. The budget squeeze is by no means over, but it is easing just a bit so you see crews working on the streets of the capital more often these days. These men are drilling a core sample along Avenida Balboa near the Comptroller General's office, in preparation for public works to come. Photo by Eric Jackson