MOPT
Evaluates Reducing Or Eliminating Santa Ana
Tolls
The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y
Transportes said on Tuesday it is evaluating
the possibility of reducing the cost of the
tolls at Piedades de Santa Ana (Cuidad
Colón) or removing the tolls entirely.
MOPT minister, Marco Vargas, said he is
studying the options in order to respond to
the concern of the residents of Santa, Rio
Oro, Cuidad Colón and Puriscal.
The toll, that was expectedto have taken
effect on January 1, 2010, but postponed due
to the outcry and protests of local
residents, is set to cost ¢160 colones.
Vargas admitted that whichever of the two
solutions - reduction or elimination - taken
by the MOPT will affect the other toll costs
along the San José - Caldera route.
The toll booths in both directions on the
exit and entrance to the highway from
Piedades, have been built and ready to go
into use. Autopistas de Sol is waiting on a
definitive decision by the MOPT.
However, Autopistas made it clear that the
tolls are part of the contract between it
and the government and although they are no
opposed to the evaluation, the company said
it expected the terms of the contract to be
respected.
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