HomeArchiveInter-American Highway Partially Closed This Week

Inter-American Highway Partially Closed This Week

A section of Costa Rica’s Inter-American Highway South will be periodically closed today and tomorrow due to fallen rocks and debris. The Transportation Ministry (MOPT) will close the highway both days from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. It will remain open in the evenings. 

Costa Rica’s Inter-American Highway North will also be closed part of the day Tuesday due to fallen rocks. Beginning at Cambronero, large rocks have fallen and are impeding the flow of traffic in the area. Drivers are encouraged to take Route 3 at Monte del Aguacate and the Caldera Highway, route 27, to circumvent the closed road. 

MOPT has not established a timetable for the reopening and will send a crew to assess the status of the highway on Tuesday morning.

Trending Now

Costa Rica El Niño Plan Warns of Major Water Supply Risks

Costa Rica is preparing for possible water shortages affecting hundreds of thousands of people as the strong El Niño weather pattern continues to reduce...

Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska’s Comeback Gains Momentum in São Paulo

Nadia Podoroska’s return to professional tennis has moved well beyond simply testing whether her body could handle competition again. Six months after returning from...

Montezuma or Santa Teresa? Choosing Your Corner of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula

Every week someone asks us the same question. Should we be looking at Montezuma or Santa Teresa? It sounds like a choice between two...

US Military Plane Flies 45 Tons of Seized Drugs Out of Costa Rica

Costa Rica sent 45 tons of seized drugs to the US on a military jet after prosecutors said budget limits prevented destroying them at home.

President Fernández Wants Private Jets Landing in Quepos

Costa Rica's president says a tender is already underway for a private-aviation upgrade at the Quepos airfield near Manuel Antonio, with a new passenger terminal to follow.

El Niño Could End Costa Rica’s Rainy Season Early This Year

El Niño could end Costa Rica's rainy season early. Here is what an 80% September rain shortfall in Guanacaste means for your water and plans.

Costa Rica Moves to Restrict Imports Linked to Forced Labor

Costa Rica is setting up a new system to keep goods made with forced labor from entering, a move that comes a little more...

Costa Rica’s Laguna Río Cuarto Loses Visitor Services

Laguna Río Cuarto will remain accessible, but the community organization managing the Costa Rica attraction will stop providing visitor services beginning September 28.

Fire Forces Costa Rica IMAX Theater to Close Indefinitely, Leaving One Left in Country

A Saturday fire at Ciudad del Este in Curridabat has shut Nova Cinemas and one of Costa Rica's two IMAX screens until further notice.
Loading…

Latest News from Costa Rica

Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Car Rentals
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Travel