La Platina

A Costa Rican Nativity scene: one Wise Man falls through La Platina, another into a pothole. The last one calls Joseph. Mae, I’ll be there later, ya casi llego. Traffic, mae. Es que vieras que en La Uruca hay UUUUna presa…

Public Works and Transport Minister Carlos Segnini on Wednesday announced the creation of a new agency called the National Infrastructure Institute (INI), and the imminent closing of the National Roadway Council (CONAVI) and the National Concessions Council (CNC). Employees who don't do their jobs could eventually be dismissed, he said.

Following the surprise suspension of his presidential campaign, it must be admitted that from the beginning Johnny Araya had unique hurdles to overcome as a National Liberation Party candidate. The early frontrunner in this campaign, he nonetheless was burdened with the history that no Costa Rican party has won the presidential election for a third consecutive term.

Following renovation, the bridge's weight capacity will increase from 22 to 40 tons.

Costa Rica's budget for road repairs is already allocated on other projects.

A new bridge will be finished in December 2014.

Workers will fix a hole that appeared last Friday.

The country's bridges lack regular maintenance works. Several bridges have been waiting more than 20 years for necessary repairs.

María Ramírez, who’s in charge of bridges for the Public Works and Transportation Ministry (MOPT), lost her job after failing to solve the problem...

$3.8 million of construction in 2011 couldn't save infamous bridge.