Tag: road closure
More than 1,100 people in shelters due to heavy rains
A total of 1,173 people have been housed in shelters due to the heavy rains that began Friday, July 13. According to explained director of risk management of the Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) National Emergencies Commission, Lorena Romero, 20 sites are open across...
Lindora – Belen Bridge Closed Nightly To June 17
The bridge over the Virilla river connecting Lindora and Belen will again be closed nightly, from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. The closures began on Monday night and will continue until Sunday, June 17.
The closure is to complete to allow heavy machinery on the...
Ruta 32 (San Jose – Limon) Closed Thursday and Friday Morning
The Ruta 32 (San Jose - Limon) will be closed between 10am and 2pm today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday), between San Isidro de Heredia and Rio Frio de Sarapiqui.
The Conavi says it needs a complete closure to make improvements to the road, in particular...
“Platina” Closed This Weekend
Q COSTA RICA - Take note that the "platina" bridge will be closed from 3:00pm Saturday to 5:00am Monday, to repair a sinking in the access to the bridge, which according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) was foreseen.
The sinking is...
A Good Day To Stay Put. Or Walk.
Q COSTA RICAÂ / If you think traffic congestion in the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) was bad, you weren't out this morning, the first weekday of traffic with the 'platina' closures - the closing of the two Alajuela - San Jose bound lanes on...
The Closure Of The ‘Platina’ Commences Today
Q COSTA RICA NEWS / Today is Saturday. The Saturday that the "platina" bridge mostly shuts down until the first week in March, giving crews the space and freedom to complete the 'construction of the new six lane bridge' over the Virilla river on...
MOPT To Close ‘Platina’ Bridge For More Than A Month
Q COSTA RICA / Today and tomorrow are just a taste of what is to come, traffic wise that is, as the Ministry of Transport (MOPT) finalizes details to shut down the Alajuela - San Jose lanes of the "platina" bridge over the Virilla...
“Platina” With Closures On Thursday And Friday
Q COSTA RICA NEWS - Despite the comments made by the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad (CONAVI) only a couple of days ago, that the Platina bridge - the bridge over the Virilla river on the autopista General Cañas - closures would only be on...
OJO! Platina Bridge Alajuela – San Jose CLOSED This Weekend
Q COSTA RICA - Traffic from Alajuela to San Jose on the autopista General Cañas will be affected with the complete closure of the over the Virilla river bridge or "Platina" from Saturday (January 7) morning to 5:00am Monday (January 9) morning.
Affected are only...
Ruta 27 Between Atenas And Orotina To Remain Closed Until Further Notice
(QCOSTARICA) Although re-opening of the Ruta 27 (San Jose - Caldera) had been expected this morning, Thursday, the road remains closed between Atenas and Orotina, as work crews continue to remove debris from yesterday's landslide and authorities deem the slope safe.
The road concessionaire, Globalvia,...
Juan Pablo II Bridge Closed Sunday
(QCOSTARICA) Driving to and from San Jose and points west to Heredia, Alajuela and the airport will get complicated given that the Juan Pablo II bridge (near the Hospital Mexico) on the autopista General Cañas will be closed to traffic on Sunday.
The closure, according...
“Platina” Bridge Closure Tonight (Wednesday)
QCOSTARICA - The autopista General Cañas in the area of the "Platina" bridge, over the Virilla river, will BE CLOSED tonight (Wednesday), says the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad (Conavi).
The closure, from 10:00pm to 5:00am Thursday, is to continue the repair on the metal plate...
Interamericana Sur (Ruta 2) Re-Opened. For Now.
QCOSTARICA - At 3:00pm Saturday, the National Highway Council (Consejo Nacional de Vialidad - CONAVI) confirmed the re-opening of the Interamericana Sur (Ruta 2).
"We managed to place the vertical signs and the problems we still have is with (road) marking, because you can not...
