Subscribe: Sunday drivers jam San José-Caldera highway for miles
The new San José-Caldera highway didn't live up to its promise Sunday when a flood of drivers jammed toll stations and completely paralysed the highway. Some traffic jams were truly miles long.
The problems were attributed to an insufficient number of individuals working at toll booths and the desire of many Costa Ricans to check out the new highway, which was supposed to cut at least 45 minutes off the trip from San José to the Pacific coast.
Autopista del Sol S.A. (the contractor and the concession holder) has already been criticized for building a two-lane route with just a third passing lane in some uphill stretches. The project has been in the works for more than 30 years. The highway was opened for public use Thursday when a happy President did manage to reach Caldera in only 45 minutes.
February 1, 2010 4:02 pm
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