US$96mn motorway expansion works in Costa Rica

FCC Construccion Costa Rica has started expansion works on the Canas - Liberia stretch of the country’s Interamericana Norte motorway. The work includes increasing the number of lanes on the road to four and the creation of a bicycle lane. The US$96million project is being funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (BID).
May 25, 2012 Read time: 1 min
4914 FCC Construccion Costa Rica has started expansion works on the Canas - Liberia stretch of the country’s Interamericana Norte motorway.

The work includes increasing the number of lanes on the road to four and the creation of a bicycle lane. The US$96million project is being funded by the 2791 Inter-American Development Bank (BID).

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