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Ministry warns of road closure in Zapote |
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 By the
A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Ministry of Transport announced that as part of the work that is being done on the North Traffic Circle* in Zapote, it will close the Y Griega traffic circle* access road to traffic for ten days, beginning Tuesday, March 19. This measure is necessary for safety reasons since large machinery will work in the area to do the excavations that are required for the placement of the storm drain pipe that will carry water to the María Aguilar River. There will be warning signs in place in the area and traffic officials will be regulating traffic. Officials of the National Road Council call on drivers to take alternate routes, or if they cannot avoid traveling through the area, increase precautionary measures. As reported in A.M. Costa Rica, the construction of Traffic Circle was announced in January when President Carlos Alvarado inaugurated the start of the North Traffic Circle* in Zapote*, San José. This new highway construction is being financed with a loan of $17.6 million from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration. President Alvarado said "these works are of the highest importance for the economic reactivation of the country." The Traffic Circle will have a length of 864 meters, with an overpass of 550 meters. The Minister of Public Works, Rodolfo Méndez, said the traffic circle will have six lanes, three in each direction (upper step) and four in the lower lane, two in each direction along 500 meters in length. Throughout the process, the Traffic Police have been maintaining a presence in the area to regulate access in order to guarantee the free passage of vehicles. The work is being developed in four phases: 1. The first part was the transfer of the monument of Social Guarantees, cutting of trees and relocation of public services. 2. Then, the construction of west and east ramps enabling central lanes to maintain the flow during the construction stage. |
 Ministry of Transport courtesy photo This new highway
construction is being financed with a loan of
$17.6 million from the Central American Bank
for Economic Integration.
3. Work on the bridge on pre-excavated piles and beam header. Modification of the current rotunda, construction of a bridge 103 meters long and re-installation of the monument to Social Guarantees. 4. Construction of the traffic circle. The main shaft will be excavated, for which the bridge and pylon screens must already be built. The transit of Route 39 will be maintained on the ramps previously built, always in two lanes in each direction. According to the ministry's work plan, construction is scheduled to be completed in January 2020. Approximately 120 workers were required for the projects. The Office of the United Nations of Projects and Services is the executing agency on the project and the company MECO is in charge of the construction. ------------- Have you driven the traffic circle construction zone recently? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to: news@amcostarica.com *Link to reach the place. |
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