Walking On The
Road To Caldera Is "No-No" According To The
Road Concessionaire
Walking on the road to Caldera is a "no-no"
as one pedestrian found out and took his
story to the most sold newspaper in Costa
Rica, Diario Extra. José Picado said he felt
a foreigner in his own country when
officials of the Autopista del Sol toll
station at Escazú refused him to cross on
foot.
Picado's story began the other day when his
car was in the shop and decided to walk home
to Escazú from the hospital CIMA.
When the man got to the toll station a few
hundred metres away, Picado said he was
refused to cross the toll station on foot,
being told that it is private property by
Autopista del Sol officials, who hold the
concession for the public road.
Picado said he was forced to cross through
the vacant lot, across brushes and tall
grass to get to the other side.
The autopista Prospero Fernandez or the road
to Caldera is a "restricted" highway
according to Autopistas del Sol and
pedestrian traffic is prohibited, not only
to protect the pedestrians, but for road
safety.
The concessionaire says that the prohibition
is supported by the "Comisión de Carreteras
de Acceso Restringido, del Conavi", which
clearly identifies the road to Caldera as a
restricted access zone.
However, in not part of the highway is there
as sign saying that the highway is a
restricted access road and that pedestrian
traffic is not permitted.
Guillermo Matamores, vice-ministro de
Concesiones, however, has a different view.
The vice-ministro explains that there is no
prohibition of foot traffic on the highway
and there are no ground for such a
situation. Matamoros explained that the road
was not built for pedestrians, even as such,
there may be foot traffic.
The vice-ministro considers that the concern
of the concessionaire at the toll station is
valid, since there is money being handled
there, however, the road is a public right
of way. |
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