After 45 years, $12 million road will link Parrita and Puriscal

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

The Ministry of Public Works announced the start of the construction of a modern road between the districts of Parrita* in the province of Puntarenas, and Puriscal* in the province of San José. This comes after 45 years of the request by the people of those communities.

"For more than 45 years the people of this sector of Puriscal and nearby places have given an intense fight," said Alvaro Cascante, representative of the communities. "We have attended meetings and conversations with government authorities in various administrations, and we had not had an answer. "

Friday an agreement finally was signed by authorities of the ministry, the National Road Council and the Institute for Rural Development to coordinate the investment of $ 12,165,059 that will pay for the 51.89 kilometers of the Route No.239 that will connect both areas.

The National Road Council and the Institute for Rural Development will be responsible for building 41.89 kilometers The ministry will take care of the 10 kilometers of the road needed to complete the route.

According to the ministry, improvements on this road are of great importance for transport between the rural area and the Pacific coast.

Related on rural infrastructure improvements, as A.M. Costa Rica reported Oct. 11, the Institute for Rural Development inaugurated a new bridge located in the community of Drake*, in the Canton of Osa, in the southern zone of the country.

The structure cost $1,195,573. The span now provides all-weather access over the Río Drake to the community that is on the west coast of the Osa Peninsula.

According to the institute, the construction of the bridge was financed with about $928,935 of its own resources, plus an investment of the Municipality of Osa of $266,638.

The bridge is 45 meters long, it is estimated that 1,500 people will travel continuously through it, said the institute.

According to the institute, in the last five years, it have invested more than $47,036,795 in infrastructure in rural areas such as roads and bridges.

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