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Costa Rica highway project on track

Construction of the Interamericana Norte highway in Costa Rica is said to be proceeding on track. Work is being carried out on the 50km Canas-Liberia section of the project. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) says that studies for the Canas-Limonal stretch of the new highway have been completed. The studies will then have to be submitted before the country's road authority Conavi to commence the tender process. A contract is expected to be granted by the middle of 2015. Funding could be provi
December 10, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
Construction of the Interamericana Norte highway in Costa Rica is said to be proceeding on track. Work is being carried out on the 50km Canas-Liberia section of the project. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) says that studies for the Canas-Limonal stretch of the new highway have been completed. The studies will then have to be submitted before the country's road authority 2538 Conavi to commence the tender process. A contract is expected to be granted by the middle of 2015. Funding could be provided by the 2791 Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). Work on the Canas-Liberia section was funded by the IADB and the bank is also providing funds for the Limonal-Barranca stretch. The $2 million design studies were carried out by ASP and Synconsults. The Canas-Liberia section of highway is expected to cost in the region of $200 million.

However while work on the Interamericana Norte highway is now proceeding, other projects in Costa Rica look unlikely to be completed until 2015. The road between Sifon and La Abundancia has faced various delays, while costs have tripled. Copisa, the firm responsible for the project between Uruca and Jardines del Recuerdo, has not even commenced working on the project.

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