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Future
of San Carlos Highway Up In The Air
For almost forty years, residents of San Carlos
have lived through frustrated attempts of seeing
a decent road built leading to San José. At
last, the government of Taiwan through with a
us$15 million dollar donation, and with a loan
for the other us$35 million dollars, the road
began to take shape.
However, now that is all up in the air with the
announcement last week of the government
breaking diplomatic ties with Taiwan, favouring
China.
The Taiwanese quickly responded by cancelling
all financial aid, some us$70 million dollars,
to Costa Rica.
According to the contract for the construction
of the road between San Carlos and San Ramón,
the project was for a four year period. Only one
has passed.
The president of the Asociación Sancarleña
assures residents that Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, will solve the financial problem
for the project and is expected to make an
announcement this week.
Perhaps, one of the solutions is the
confirmation on the Chinese News Agency (CNA.com)
that reported the road builder as saying that
the Taiwanese would continue to fund the
project, despite the breaking of diplomatic
ties.
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