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San José - Caldera Highway To Be Opened On Jan 27, Two Months Early |
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The new autopista a Caldera will be inaugurated on January 27th, one week before the national elections, Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, announced in Puntarenas on Saturday.
"For the first time I made it here (Puntarenas) in 50 minutes by way of the new highway", Arias told a crowd during a tour of the Pacific port town.
The section between Santa Ana and Orotina of the new San José - Caldera highway that is not yet open to the public, had been scheduled to be open in March, pushed up from the original June opening date when construction commenced two years ago.
However, advances in the work enable it open early.
President Arias called the new highway a "gift to Puntarenses", saying that Costa Rica has waited almost 40 years for this highway to become a reality, for the port city to have easy and fast access to San José and vice-versa.
The new road allows travel between La Sabana on the west side of San José to Caldera, south of Puntarenas, in less than 45 minutes. Currently it takes between 90 and 120 minutes to make the same trip.
The savings in time is because the highway cuts through the mountains, eliminating the steep climbs and drops on the current routes, as well the slowdown in traffic caused by big trucks and buses.
The sections between San José and Santa Ana and Orotina and Caldera have been open since last year, remaining was the middle portion.
The cost of tolls to travel the 77 kilometres of the new highway, from end to end, is about ¢1.500 colones each way for passenger vehicles and motorcycles, more for heavy trucks and buses.
Original article available here: InsideCostaRica |
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Paving of Dominical to Quepos started |
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The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) announced yesterday that the paving of the 42 kilometre between Quepos and Domincal, part of the Costanera Sur. The work will be carried out by two separate companies, working in parallel to complete the paving within the next 8 - 10 months.
The consortium of Meco and Santa Fe will be paving the section between Quepos and Savegre, while the construction company Solís – Sánchez – Carvaja will be paving Savegre to Domincal.
The Savegre-Dominical will be finished within 8 months, while the Quepos-Savegre will be completed two months later.
Included in the contracts are the repairing of bridges damaged during last winter's floods.
To complete the Costanera Sur is the final construction of the Parrita bridge, which is about 70% complete.
The completion of the work will mean that travel between Quepos and Dominical can be in less than an hour instead of the two hours or more it now takes and an alternative route to to the Interamericana Sur to the southern zone.
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Interamericana Norte And Sur Cleared, Focus Is On Flooding in Guanacaste |
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Crews of the ministerio de Obras Pública y Transportes (MOPT) managed to re-open passage through the Interamericana Norte blocked by a landslide and the Intermaricana Sur were 50 metres of roadway was washed away. Although the Rutas 1 and 2 are open, passage through the areas is "regulado" (regulated) as work crews continue to restore the full use of the road. Other roads and highways around the country are also in pretty good shape as work crews continue the clean of this weeks torrential rains. Areas like Río Claro, Palmar Norte and the Southern Zone report problems with the roadways, though none of the roads are obstructed. The Policía de Tránsito has posted road information on its website, listing all the problem areas. Click here for the Tránsito website.
The rains finally subsided in the Central Valley yesterday, for the first time since Sunday there was no rain in San José yesterday evening and the sun shone all day. Guanacaste, however, is a different matter. The Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) is closely monitoring the area as the rivers continue to threaten flooding of many communities and fears that the low pressure system pouring in from the Caribbean coast could make matters worse.
The CNE has expanded its "red" alert to include the areas of Abangares, Bagaces, Cañas, Carillo, Hojancha, La Cruz, Liberia, Nandayure, Nicoya, Santa Cruz and Tilarán. During the past fews days the areas surrouding Filadelfia have been hardest hit with flooding from the Tempisque and Las Palmas rivers. In the Central Pacific the red alert is being maintained for Aguirre (Quepos), Parrita and Garabito (Jacó). In the southern zone, the Brunca region that includes Buenos Aires, Corredores, Coto Brus, Osa and Pérez Zeledón. The red alert is also being maintaned for Cartago, Oreamuno, Paraíso, Acosta, Desamaparados, León Cortes and Puriscal. In the Caribbean residents of Siquirres and Upala are being asked to maintain vigilant.
The rest of the country is under a "yellow" alert, except for city of San José where a "green" alert - a precautionary alert - is being maintained. One thing is for sure, don't be fooled by the shining sun and forget your umbrella at home. The skies could turn dark and dump torrential rains at any moment and without much warning. And most important stay clear of and respect the rivers.
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Red Alert In Costa Rica As Hundred Affected By Flooding, Interamericana Sur Collapses |
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Central Pacific, Costa Rica(AP) -- Two low pressure system has caused heavy rains and affecting the areas of Guanacaste, Puntarenas, Quepos, Parrita, Siquirres, Desamparados and Cartago. The affected so far are more than 1.200 people and one person reported missing in Cerritos de Quepos. |
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Jaco, Costa Rica (AP) -- Jacó Not Suitable For Swimming. Recent studies of water samples taken by the Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA) - water and sewer utility - reveal that the waters of Playa Jacó are not suitable for swimming. |
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