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Officials promise that San Carlos highway will be built
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

Despite the rupture in diplomatic relations between Costa Rican and Taiwan, work on the San Carlos highway continues.

A spokesman for RSEA Engineering Corp. which is doing the job pointed out to a reporter that the Taiwanese firm has a contract to do the job.

The cost of the job is $70 million. Of that $15 million was to be a donation from Taiwan and $35 million was to be a loan sponsored by the government of Taiwan. Some $20 million is coming from Costa Rica government funds.

The project calls for two new highway lanes from SifÃ³n de San RamÃ³n to La Abundancia de San Carlos, a 30-km. stretch, some 19 miles. The project requires 10 bridges constructed over as many rivers.
Construction began Oct. 24, 2005, and much of the dirt road bed has been graded, although Costa Rican officials are talking about some changes to avoid environmentally sensitive areas.

Costa Rican officials were insistent Monday that the job would be done, but they agree that other funds must be found. Rodrigo Arias SÃ¡nchez, the president's brother and minister of the Presidencia, will meet today on the topic.

A release from the Ministerio de Obras PÃºblicas y Transportes said Monday that the country may seek money from the Central American Bank of Economic Integration, which already has pledged $170 million for general improvements.

Costa Rican officials hope that the money they lost when Taiwan was sent packing might be covered by the new diplomatic ally, Red China.

Author:	El Silencioso [ Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:48 pm ]
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Does this mean it may get done in the next year ot two From "AM Costa Rica" Caldera contractor fined $50,000 per day for delay By JosÃ© Pablo RamÃrez Vindas of the A.M. Costa Rica staff The public works ministry said Tuesday that the contractor for the San JosÃ©-Caldera highway is being fined $50,000 a day because work has not started. The contract has been tied up at the ContralorÃa de la RepÃºblica. The Autopistas del Sol S.A. obtained a concession on the highway. The company will complete the work, which basically amounts to grading and blacktopping. Bridges have been installed for at least six years. The company was supposed to start the job April 1, and officials announced that date in February. However, the company presented an amendment to the contract that would have allowed the Central American Bank of Economic Integration to take the company stock as security for a loan. After the ContralorÃa rejected the plan, a new document was drafted that is being studied by officials now. Meanwhile, the meter is running on the company, which plans to invest $176 million. Luis Diego Vargas, vice minister of Conseciones de Obras PÃºblicas y Puertos, said Tuesday he expected the work to start within two months if the ContralorÃa accepts the second document. Autopistas del Sol will have 23 years to earn back its investment by means of tolls from motorists. The route is expected to cut the travel time from San JosÃ© to the coast in half. Seven toll plazas are planned. Any fines the company pays probably will be lumped into its expenses so that the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios PÃºblicos will consider these expenditures when setting the amount of tolls. In other words, it will be the motoring public that will pay the fines in the long run. The concession also includes work on the highway that runs along the south side of Parque La Sabana and additional work on the highway to Ciudad ColÃ³n. From there, three lanes will be constructed to Orotina and then the road to Caldera will be improved. The Consejo Nacional de Concesiones is involved in the agreement as is the Ministerio de Obras PÃºblicas y Transporte. Autopista is a creation of two Spanish firms, a Costa Rican company and a Portuguese entity. The original contract was signed in March 2006.

Author:	Georgee [ Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:20 pm ]
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Further information of this project and nice maps can be found here: http://gis2.esri.com/library/userconf/latinproc00/costa_rica/desarrollo_reg/desarrollo.html

Author:	Georgee [ Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:29 am ]
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From A.M. Costa Rica: Quote: Officials promise that San Carlos highway will be built By the A.M. Costa Rica staff Despite the rupture in diplomatic relations between Costa Rican and Taiwan, work on the San Carlos highway continues. A spokesman for RSEA Engineering Corp. which is doing the job pointed out to a reporter that the Taiwanese firm has a contract to do the job. The cost of the job is $70 million. Of that $15 million was to be a donation from Taiwan and $35 million was to be a loan sponsored by the government of Taiwan. Some $20 million is coming from Costa Rica government funds. The project calls for two new highway lanes from SifÃ³n de San RamÃ³n to La Abundancia de San Carlos, a 30-km. stretch, some 19 miles. The project requires 10 bridges constructed over as many rivers. Construction began Oct. 24, 2005, and much of the dirt road bed has been graded, although Costa Rican officials are talking about some changes to avoid environmentally sensitive areas. Costa Rican officials were insistent Monday that the job would be done, but they agree that other funds must be found. Rodrigo Arias SÃ¡nchez, the president's brother and minister of the Presidencia, will meet today on the topic. A release from the Ministerio de Obras PÃºblicas y Transportes said Monday that the country may seek money from the Central American Bank of Economic Integration, which already has pledged $170 million for general improvements. Costa Rican officials hope that the money they lost when Taiwan was sent packing might be covered by the new diplomatic ally, Red China.

Author:	Gringo Malo [ Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:39 pm ]
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OK.....now I have 2 questions. Is that sugar on those buns ? Also, is there a chance that the new Red China relations will cause the CR Chinese food to taste like real Chinese food; or will it continue to taste like Tico food?

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