Ruta 32 to Limón
Continues Closed
A landslide on Sunday
closed off entirely
passage on Ruta 32, the
main road that connects
San José to Limón. The
road is still closed as
of this morning as work
crews are working around
the clock to clear the
road of debris and to
ensure that a new
landslide does not
occur.
The works crews of the
Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
say the closure is
indefinite after two
failed attempts to
reestablish passage.
The blockage is at
kilometre 27.
The Policía de Tránsito
has decided to detour
traffic around the
blockage in a effort to
keep traffic moving to
and from Limón.
The alternate routes are
either through Turrialba
or Vara Blanca,
although, according to
Tránsito officials, the
majority of truckers
refuse to move until
road is cleared.
To use the Turrialba
alternate, drivers are
asked to go through
Cartago, taking the
"old" road that leads to
Turrialba and to
Siquirres and onto Ruta
32. The Vara Blanca
alternate is south of
Heredia, heading for
Sarapiquí, turning off
to Guapiles and back
onto Ruta 32.
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