No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

HomeArchiveInter-American Highway reopens for daytime traffic

Inter-American Highway reopens for daytime traffic

Workers reopened Costa Rica’s

Inter-American Highway South

yesterday morning, but only for daytime traffic and just one lane in some sections.

Motorists can use the Inter-American from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The highway was closed from Cerro de la Muerte, its highest point, down to the Southern Zone canton of Pérez Zeledón after Tropical Storm Alma washed chunks of it away late last month.

Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT) spokesman Omar Segura said the areas affected on the Inter-American are between the 77-kilometer and 136-km markers. He also said the

Coastal Highway

, which has been bottlenecked with traffic during the almost two weeks the Inter-American was closed, has been reinforced and is functioning normally.

Workers reinforced the rickety Parrita and Paquita bridges with stainless steel plates.

The International Development Bank will donate $200,000 to help the country recover from Alma, the first tropical storm of the season, the bank’s Costa Rica representative, Fernando Quevedo, told reporters yesterday.

Red Cross spokesman Freddy Romano said the agency has ceased Alma-related emergency operations. He said the Red Cross is asking people to step up their donations because they are running low after responding to Alma.

The National Emergency Commission has reduced the alert levels for affected communities from red to green, its lowest warning. The agency announced the country is facing another tropical depression, which it is monitoring closely in the hopes it won’t morph into another tropical storm.

“In spite of the calm that is slowly returning to communities in the south, the (commission) is not lowering its guard and is maintaining an intense response operation in the cantons where Alma left a profound fingerprint,” states a press release.

Trending Now

Costa Rica’s Top Court Bans President Chaves from 2026 Election Campaign

Costa Rica’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Thursday barred President Rodrigo Chaves from participating in the 2026 election campaign, ruling that he "illegitimately used" his...

Costa Rica’s Eyelash Viper Snake Is One of the Most Beautiful

There are at least 141 different species of snakes in Costa Rica. With that large number of species packed into such a tiny nation,...

Guatemala Makes History as They Face USA in Gold Cup Semifinal Showdown

Desperate to show progress under Mauricio Pochettino, the United States is looking to secure a return to the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Wednesday...

Honduras Seizes $2 Million, Gold-Plated Pistols in Drug Raid

Honduran authorities struck a blow against drug cartels, seizing over $2 million in cash, war rifles, and flashy gold-plated pistols in Copán, a northwest...

2025 Gold Cup: Honduras Advances After Dramatic Shootout, Mexico Ends Goal Drought

Honduras, with a surprising and dramatic penalty shootout victory over Panama, and Mexico, with a lackluster win against Saudi Arabia, advanced Saturday to the...

Costa Rican Court Orders Release of Migrants Deported Under Trump Deal

A court on Tuesday ordered Costa Rican authorities to release foreign migrants who had been detained in a shelter after being deported under an...
Avatar
spot_img
Costa Rica Tours
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Rocking Chait
Costa Rica Travel

Latest News from Costa Rica