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Travel Alert: All lanes on Route 27 lead to San José on Saturday and Sunday

The Tico Times - April 2, 2021

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Traffic Police promise vigilance during Easter Holy Week

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Coronavirus restrictions reduced driving deaths, International Transport Forum says

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Costa Rica seeks to modernize urban transportation with electric train

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Traffic Police launches surveillance operation for mid-year school vacations

Between July 3 - 14 motorists will not have to comply with the traffic restriction that prohibits vehicles from entering downtown San José on one weekday, according to the last digit of their license plate number.

Arts and Culture

Demonstration, arts festival to complicate vehicle traffic in San José on Thursday

Vehicle passage along a stretch of San José's Second Avenue will be closed from 2 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday for the opening ceremony of the International Arts Festival.

Business

Travel Alert: Route 32 to Limón to close for two days this week

Traffic Police officials will completely close off a stretch of Route 32 between San José and Río Frío.

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Cars, cars and more cars: Costa Rica’s worsening love affair

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Our obsession with cars is deepening: is there any end in sight?

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Lawmaker proposes suspending permits of motorists who crash into trains

A proposed amendment to the Traffic Law also calls for fines for motorists who obstruct or damage a railroad or its signals.

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Costa Rica ranks as one of the world’s most dangerous countries for drivers

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Costa Rica is the fourth-worst country in the world for drivers, according to a statistical study by Australian firm Global Positioning Specialists.

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