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Paving of Tilaran-Libano Route 35% Complete
Paving of
Tilaran-Libano Route 35% Complete
Now that all dirt has been moved and
foundation materials and drainage pipes have
been installed along the 9.2 kilometers of
the Libano-Tilaran road in Tilaran canton,
officials estimate that progress on this
paving project is at approximately 35
percent now.
The project includes a budget of 2.4 billion
colones ($4.36 million), which will turn the
dirt road into a two-lane asphalt highway.
The original road has been expanded for that
purpose.
The project will allow residents of the area
and visitors to move around more quickly and
safely and during the entire year, as
inclement weather can make the current road
impassable.
The works entail compaction of the dirt
road, placing a gravel foundation of 25
centimeters, a concrete foundation of 20
centimeters, and an asphalt layer seven
centimeters thick. Finally, the new road
will be properly outfitted with horizontal
and vertical signage.
Officials are also considering replacing
some large concrete drainage pipes with
bridges. Construction on this project began
last December, and officials expect that
paving will be taking place in about two
months, with the entire project ready by
July.
In other road improvement projects around
Guanacaste, crews have finished putting a
new asphalt layer and making other
improvements to two sections of highway
between the Pan American Highway North and
the Puntarenas district of Guacimal (on the
way to Monteverde). All in all, this project
included 18.9 kilometers and had a total
cost of 2.1 billion colones ($3.8 million).
This road has been outfitted with all
horizontal and vertical signage, in addition
to metal guardrails around dangerous curves
and bridges. Additionally, soil was removed
around the road to widen shoulders and
reduce risks at some sharp curves.
The project was also divided into two
sections. The first included 12 kilometers
between the Pan American Highway North
intersection and Los Angeles de Guacimal,
where there was only a stabilized base road
that served as foundation to the new asphalt
layer, which was then installed in addition
to new drainage and other works that should
last at least 10 years.
The second section, 6.9 kilometers long, is
between Los Angeles and Guacimal. There, the
old gravel road was outfitted with drainage
and covered with two asphalt lanes (in some
parts of this road there was only one lane
before). Part of the effort also entailed
recovering some land to be able to properly
expand the road. This project, too, is
expected to have a 10-year useful lifespan.
Back in 2007, the Santa Elena-Monteverde
(15.2 kilometers) section of this route had
been paved, for an investment of 1.090
billion colones ($1.98 million at the
current exchange rate).
Other road-improvement initiatives are
underway in Guanacaste, whether for gravel
roads or paved highways, including the
Carrillo-Lajas route, which will cost 4.2
billion colones ($7.6 million) to complete.
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