|
Construction of New Pedestrian
Boulevard Begins Today
Downtown San José will have a
new face with the beginning
today of construction of a "bulevar"
(boulevard) along Avenida 4, on
the south side.
The pedestrian boulevard will be
1.200 metres (1.2 kilometres)
that will run from the Iglesia
de La Soledad on the east to the
parque La Merced, in front of
the hospital San Juan de Dios on
the west.
The cost of the construction is
us$1.8 million dollars (˘934
million colones) and is being
financed by the Municipalidad de
San José and a donation by the
European Union.
Construction is expected to be
completed in two months and
vehicular traffic along Aveniva
4 will totally closed, similar
to the boulevard that runs along
Avenida Central from the Mercado
Central to Calle 7.
San José mayor, Johnny Araya,
said yesterday that the new
boulevard will attract more
visitors to the downtown core,
as well as more residents and
shops along the avenida. "For
this is very satisfying that we
can begin this work in the age
of the rejuvination of the urban
centre", said Araya.
With the construction, a number
of bus stops along Avenida 4 are
being moved Stops for Alajuela,
Heredia, Desamparados,
Alajuelita and Hatillo will be
relocated in the coming months
as construction advances.
|
|
