A survey released in August found that commuters in the Central Valley spent an average of 99 minutes daily fighting traffic between home and work or school.
The Public Works and Transport Ministry this week awarded a $141 million contract to build a northern section of the Circunvalación, a belt route bordering the center of San José.
Two bridges currently under construction on a southern section of the Circunvalación – a belt route around the center of San José – were built with flawed cement, experts from the University of Costa Rica’s National Structural Materials and Models Laboratory announced following a much-anticipated inspection on Wednesday.
A southern section of the capital's belt route that has been closed since August will reopen for limited daytime hours while workers install permanent bridges.
Heavy rains on Tuesday forced the Public Works and Transport Ministry to yet again close a section of the Circunvalación highway as officials scramble to keep traffic moving.
