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I spoke to a novia today and asked about the new highway to the coast. She tells me there's been alot of rain and it's closed. I was told that it was open. So what is it, closed or open? I was thinking about shooting over to the coast for a day on the 28th of Oct. but I wont do the hour and 45 or 2 hours. Anybody over there have the most recent information?
Thanks,
Jac

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff


Highway officials hope to have the damaged section of the Interamericana Norte back in full service by Tuesday. The section is open to one-way traffic now.

This is the site at Cerro Cambronero where heavy rains washed out a drain pipe and a large section of the road. Workmen installed a concrete drain system in place of the destroyed corrugated metal one, and highway officials put up a temporary bailey bridge over the gap. That temporary bridge was closed for a time earlier this week when rains undermined the places where the bridge was resting.

MACO construction company workers are filling in the gap. The dirt and rock will be compacted and a new asphalt layer put down, highway officials have said.

Meanwhile trucks are banned from the temporary bridge. Buses are being allow through, but cargo trucks have to take an alternate route. One of these is the Autopista del Sol between San José and Caldera.

Repair work has been hampered by the heavy rains.

The greater question is--is there a Website or whatever that a Brother can access remotely that shows road conditions? We're a good source but not an instant or official source. Just asking...

ask and it shall be granted.

http://www.transito.go.cr/estadorutas/index.html