Bridge To Unite Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Nicaraguan authorities said on Tuesday that
the government of Japan has donated us$15
million dollars for the design of the bridge
to be constructed over the Río San Juan that
borders with Costa Rica.
The bridge will span 260 metres (853 feet)
and will be constructed in the Municipio de
San Carlos in the southern portion of
Nicaragua and Las Tabillas on the north
shore of Costa Rica.
Construction is expected to begin by late
2010.
The news was published by the EFE news
agency. Costa Rican authorities confirmed
that a commission made up of ministers and
vice-ministers has been analyzing such a
possibility, with the objective of
facilitating the movement of goods across
the river.
The river had been the centre of dispute
between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, when
Nicaraguan officials refused Costa Rican
police to patrol the river, a right granted
by a century old agreement. Costa Rica
lodged a complaint with the International
Court at the Hauge which voted in Costa
Rica's favour ending a battle over the San
Juan that had lasted almost a decade. |
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