Sunday Traffic Around
the General Cañas In Total Contrast To
Saturday's Nightmare
Although Saturday was a total nightmare for
drivers moving from San Jose to Alajuela, as
work on the two vitals bridges meant the
total closure of the General Cañas from La
Uruca to la Castella, Sunday traffic was, we
could say, normal.
On Saturday, traffic on the Alajuela
(westbound) traffic from San Jose was
detoured to the La Uruca road to Heredia.
The traffic congestion created by the detour
added up to 2 hours or more to the travel
time that takes only 5 minutes on the
autopista.
Many who decided to avoid the La Uruca
completely, opting to take the Santa Ana
route to San Antonio de Belen and then west,
were surprised by the massive congestion on
the San Jose - Caldera autopista and in
Lindora.
In total contrast to Saturday's nightmare,
traffic along bough alternate routes was
fluid, no major built up or congestion at
any point.
Many must have decided to stay put, avoiding
travelling to Alajuela.
The closure of the General Cavas was to make
repairs of the Juan Pablo II and Virilla
bridges. The Juan Pablo II had a gaping hole
in the right lane, while the Virilla had its
holes patched up for months with metal
plates.
The weekend work went as scheduled,
according to Transport officials and the
autopista re-opened on time this morning at
6am.
The Juan Pablo II, the Virilla and many
other bridges around the country suffer from
a lack of preventive maintenance.
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