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Bids sought to pick companies to build 50 kilometers of highway in Puntarenas By
the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation announced on Friday process for the construction of expansion and repairs of 47 kilometers of road between Barranca and Limonal, plus three kilometers between El Roble and Barrio El Carmen. These places in the province of Puntarenas*. The announcement was made by the Minister of Public Works, Rodolfo Méndez-Mata, who said he expects to choose for the company that will be in charge of the works this year and then, for repairs to begin in 2020. "We had already tendered this 50-kilometer stretch in two sections, but we had to cancel this process because the works were getting more expensive without generating any added value," said Mendez. Among other improvements, the works of the extension and repairs will include: - Expansion of two to four lanes. - Construction of intersections in five places. - Construction of ramps. - Demolition and reconstruction of bridges. - Construction of pedestrian crossings and steps of wildlife. The amount of the total construction will be disclosed until the company that wins the tender is chosen, said the ministry. Regardless of the amount estimated by the government, it will be financed by a loan to the Inter-American Development Bank. For more information on this deal is available from the ministry at at (506)2523-2000 As A.M. Costa Rica reported on July 15, the Government is investing more than $800,000 in the repair of nine kilometers of road in Alajuela. The Road Nationality Council, known as Cosevi, announced the investment of $805,061 from its own budget, to repair nine kilometers of road between the communities of Barrio Corazón de Jesús and La Guácima* in the province of Alajuela. According to the council, repairs began in July and will finish in October. The works are being done every night of the week from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. There are traffic officials and illuminated warning signs to help drivers. The repair work includes the removal of the current 10-centimeter thick road layer and laying 10 centimeters of new asphalt, said the council in its statement. In addition to the new asphalt, the painting also will be done. Also on July 11, the government announced an investment of $6.4 million in repairs in a stretch of the southern Interamerican Highway at Cerro de La Muerte*, the so-called hill of death. According to the Ministry, the repair will be made in the section between the communities of La Sierra and El Empalme. The work on the road will be developing every day, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. For this reason, there will be transit officials throughout the construction area regulating the passage of vehicles. So the officers have called on drivers to increase precautionary measures going through the area under construction. According to the ministry construction schedule, these road improvement works will last for five months. Work on the first seven-kilometers section of the scheduled improvements have been completed, the ministry said. That job cost about $1.8 million and involved pouring a cement base and applying a new asphalt layer. This section of the highway is awaited traffic signs and lane marking, said the ministry. Cerro de la Muerte is the highest point on the Interamerican Highway. In pre-automobile times those traveling on foot or driving an oxcart ran the risk of freezing to death if they overnighted in this area. ----------------------- Do you know of any other route that needs repairs in your community? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to: news@amcostarica.com |
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