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Toll on First
Phase of San Jose - Caldera Highway Begins
on May 9
Beginning May 9 the new toll booths on the
first phase of the San Jose - Caldera
highway will begin operations. The toll
booths at Escazú and Piedades de santa Ana
and the Pozón de Orotina will be charging
drivers.
That date, however, is subject to change,
said the ministra de Obras Públicas y
Transportes, Karla González. The minister
explained that the road has to first pass
inspection.
Beginning next Thursday the highway will be
completely open between the Gimnasio
Nacional (Sabana) and Piedades de Santa Ana,
at which time a complete inspection of the
highway will begin and results of
incompletion reported to the concessionare
and builder of the highway, Autopistas del
Sol.
If the new highway fails the evaluation, the
collection of tolls will be suspended,
according to the transport minister.
Part of the completion requirements and
before any tolls can be charged, the highway
must be fully marked, have guardrails
installed and the pedestrian overpass at the
Sabana be completed.
The cost of the toll at Escazú is ¢310
colones for passenger vehicles and
motorcycles, ¢630 for buses and up to ¢1.990
for trucks of up to five axles. The toll at
Piedades is ¢160 for passenger vehicles and
motorcycles, ¢310 for buses and increasing
for trucks, depending on the number of
axles. At Pozón the toll is ¢480 for
passenger vehicles and motorcycles, ¢950 for
buses and up to ¢3.010 for trucks.
The toll at Escazú before the expansion and
rebuilding of the highway was ¢75 colones
for passenger vehicles and ¢50 colones for
motorcycles.
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