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San Ramón highway
United Arab Emirates mission evaluates investment options in Costa Rica
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Local officials presented members of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development with a series of projects in public infrastructure and public services.
Public Works minister defends government’s progress on infrastructure projects
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Legislators put Public Works and Transport Minister Carlos Segnini in the hot seat this week, forcing him to defend the government's slow progress on promised highway projects.
Renegotiated San Ramón-San José highway expansion signed into law
The project will expand the traffic-choked section of the Inter-American highway between San José and Juan Santamaría International Airport to eight lanes, and to four lanes from the airport to San Ramón. Monday's signing ceremony was also a victory for civic groups who had battled to revoke the original concession that they said was too expensive and the result of backroom deals.
It worked: Lawmakers approve San José-San Ramón Highway construction bill, saving taxpayers $51 million
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Just hours after President Luis Guillermo Solís stalled 19 bills to prioritize the passage of one, lawmakers on Tuesday evening approved a bill that authorizes reconstruction of a highway between San José and San Ramón.
Brazilian company OAS wants Costa Rica to pay $45 million for highway contract suspension
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Officials said they would respond to the company on Monday.
More protests planned for Thursday over San Ramón Highway
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Demonstrators will hold street protests in three different locations in the Central Valley.
Government has no funds to build road to San Ramón
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Costa Rica's budget for road repairs is already allocated on other projects.
In a victory for San Ramón residents, Chinchilla annuls highway contract
Brazilian company OAS is out of a contract to renovate the San José-San Ramón Highway. But the president vows to find a new solution to a road in need of expansion.