1.200 Km of
Roads To Be Marked
Driving in Costa Rica, especially at night and in remote areas, is a
trecharous endeavour, especially when there are no lines marking the
centre of the road, nor the shoulders. The situation is made even
worse during the rainy season.
The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) says it will
be embarking in an ambitious plan in two weeks to mark 1.200
kilometres of highways.
The focus will be on the Circunvalación, Paseo Colón, Cambronero,
San Isidro de El General, Liberia-Santa Cruz, Guápiles-Campo Cinco
and the streets and avenues of San Jose.
Other roads that will get markings will be La Irma-Peñas Blancas,
Barrio El Mango-Puerto Cortés, autopista Florencio del Castillo-San
Isidro de El General and the La Uruca-San Mateo de Alajuela.
However, that plan still requires the approval of the Contraloría
General de la República (Comptroller's office).
MOPT officials say that the roads will be continue to be open while
the road markings take place.
The MOPT minister, Karla González, said the road marking project is
part of a plan to make the roads safer. The minister added that last
year some 800 kilometres of roads were marked.
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