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.
Luis Guillermo Solís is the third president to promise to repair and expand La Platina bridge, located on the most heavily trafficked highway leading into San José.
Residents of Costa Rica's old capital are angry at President Luis Guillermo Solís for not doing more to create jobs, improve infrastructure in the province.