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Work on 27 de
Abril and Playas del Coco Roadways Continues
(InfoWebPress) – Last Feb. 24 saw the
beginning of road signaling work on the new
highway connecting the communities of
Comunidad-Sardinal-Playas del Coco in
Guanacaste.
The National Roadways Council (CONAVI) is
painting horizontal lines on the sector that
road that connects the
Comunidad-Sardinal-Playas del Coco sector
with Liberia and Filadelfia, reason for
which the road will be partially closed.
This type of work will continue until March
5 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The project includes
painting center and outside lines, in
addition to installing light reflectors.
Light reflectors on this highway will
represent an investment of 35 million
colones (about $67,000), with the
installation being done by Consorcio JL de
Señalizacion, which CONAVI contracted for
this project.
Despite the fact that the highway is not all
the way closed to traffic, officials
recommend the use of alternate routes, such
as No. 159-254 Playa Hermosa intersection
toward Playa Panama; Playa Panama-Las
Trancas-Doit Center Papagayo; and No. 912
Sardinal-San Blas-Chalaco.
CONAVI is alerting drivers to take any
necessary precautions to get to their
destinations on time.
Meanwhile, officials have indicated that the
27 de Abril highway will be ready in
mid-March, since the foundation has been
finished and crews right now are laying down
pavement.
It is expected that during the second week
of March, people living near the 27 de Abril
highway in Santa Cruz will be able to enjoy
the expansion and improvements made to this
road. By then, the 13.9 kilometers of road
connecting the communities of 27 de Abril
and Paraiso should have been properly paved.
Formerly a gravel road, this highway will
now be paved and will also have a bicycle
lane and sidewalks to improve the safety of
pedestrians. Total investment in this
project (paved road, drainage and related
works) is about 3.9 billion colones (around
$7 million).
Some of the costs of this project include
690 million colones for signaling on the
bicycle lane, next to the main road, in
addition to center and exterior painted
lanes.
This road will also be expanded to two
lanes, providing immediate benefits such as
quicker and safer vehicular movement thanks
to the pavement, which will result in lower
costs for the users, less maintenance budget
and the benefit of the complementary
elements added to the road.
These road projects seek to improve the
safety of both pedestrians and drivers,
particularly at night and when heavy rain is
present, since this route is used by many
heavy trucks.
Another goal of this road project is to
improve the health of people living in the
region, since the old gravel road created a
lot of dust that cause allergies and other
respiratory illnesses.
Another direct benefit to the region will be
influx of more tourists thanks to having a
better road. |
