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Bicycle Paths and
Realignment Of Some
Routes And Intersections
Planned By Transport
Ministry
In the face of the
possibility that many in
Costa Rica will have to
resort to travelling by
bicycle to get to and
from work, in an attempt
to reduce fuel
consumption, the
Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
is expiditing the of
construction bicycle
paths.
According to the
announcement made by
MOPT minister, Karla
González, the first
bicycle paths will be
built along route 32
(road to Limón), the
Intermaricana Norte in
the areas of Esparza,
the section between
Liberia and Cañas and 27
Abril and Villa Real.
The minister said that
these are routes that
cross populated areas
and many use bicycles to
get to and from work,
shopping, etc, and the
roads are crowded with
heavy truck traffic.
González said that the
preliminary calculations
is that 167 kilometres
of bicylce paths should
be built along the major
highways and that each
kilometre costs about
us$100.000 dollars.
The minister added that
the final decision of
where the paths will be
built will be determined
by a feasibility study
that is currently
underway, which study
will also serve to make
decisions on the plans
to move ahead with the
Cartago and Heredia
train service that will
be running in less than
three years.
Last month the president
of Instituto
Costarricense de
Ferrocarriles (Incofer)
- the state railway -
said that the Heredia -
San José train would be
running by the end of
this year. Minister
González said that that
is a possibility when
pressed, though was not
as confident as the head
of the Incofer, Miguel
Carabaguíaz.
The feasibility study is
being carried out by the
Ingeniería de Transito,,
together with the
Consejo Nacional de
Vialidad (Conavi), with
the focus on making
changes or adjustments
to heavily congested
routes and
intersections.
Conavi last month made a
major readjustment to
the route to Heredia at
Cariari and will soon be
making adjustments to
the route around the
Intel plant. The changes
are all geared to move
traffic around the areas
and less congestion.
The rest of the changes,
according to Conavi,
will be ready by
September.
Although Conavi has been
focusing on changes
outside of downtown San
José, minister González
assured that major
changes in San José will
also take place and with
the combination of the
"intelligent" traffic
lights, traffic flow in
San José should be much
smoother. |
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San José and other centres
in Costa Rica may soon have bicycle paths in an effort
to save on fuel consumption. |
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