Virilla Bridge
To Be Finally Repaired, Forcing General
Cañas To Be Closed
It has only been a few months since a gaping
hole appeared on the bridge over the Virilla
river on the autopista General Cañas, when
work crews of the ministerio de Obras
Publicas y Transportes (MOP), placed a steel
plate over the hole and put the actual
repair of the bridge on hold.
MOPT officials say that they have been
waiting on the material to be used to repair
the 40 centimetre hole on the deck of the
bridge and other problems, like the start of
the rain season and heavy traffic.
However, the director of roads for the MOPT,
Benjamín Sandino, assures that this week the
bridge repair work will be completed and
that the work will be done at off peak hours
to minimize traffic chaos, as at least one
lane of the tow lane bridge will have to be
closed and the entire bridge closed off at
certain periods.
The autopista General Cañas is a major
artery in the Central Valley, used by tens
of thousands daily and any small
interruption in traffic flow, like a stalled
vehicle or fender bender, backs up traffic
for miles.
Sandino added that his department will
co-ordinate with the transit police to close
off the road and the media to let people
know of the closures.
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