San José - Escazú Highway Reduced
To Two Lanes Beginning Sunday
Construction of the new
highway to Caldera on the Próspero Fernández is advancing as the
2010 completion deadline nears.
Drivers on the Próspero Fernández between San José and Santa Ana
have seen the new six lane highway take shape, as well as feel the
constant traffic problems through the area, as traffic from the
Circunvalacion to Guachipelin has sometimes backed up for a
kilometre or more.
Beginning Sunday the traffic situation through the area will get
even worse.
The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) has announced
that traffic between San José and Escazú will be reduced to two
lanes - one in each direction, to allow for the demolition of the
concrete roadway to make way for a new asphalt surface.
The 3.5 kilometre section between San José and Escazú, from the
Ginmasio Nacional to the Escazú will be affected, including the
closure of the exit to Sabana Oeste.
Drivers are asked to find alternate routes to avoid congestion.
The six lane highway between San José and Santa Ana will reduce to
four lanes between Santa Ana and Caldera, with a major intersection
at Orotina that leads to the beaches of Jaco, Herradura, Quepos/Manuel
Antonio, connecting to points south by way of the Costanera Sur wich
is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Once completed, the highway will make a trip between San José and
Caldera, Puntarenas or Jaco and Herradura, in 45 minutes, more than
half of what the trip takes now.
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