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Expropriation Is
Answer To
Improving The
San José -
Caldera
The answer to
the continuing
problems of
falling rocks
and mudslides is
the
expropriation of
more lands
adjacent to the
San José -
Caldera, that
will end up
costing
taxpayers and
additional
us$1.3 million
dollars.
The
concessionaire
of the road,
Autopistas del
Sol, says that
it needs
adjacent lands
to reduce the
steepness of the
slopes that are
the cause of the
rock falls and
landslides
between Atenas
and orotina.
Francisco
Jiménez, the
ministro de
Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT),
said his
ministry is in
the process of
identifying the
parcels of land
required to be
expropriated.
The minister
assures that the
process will be
quick and will
not delay work
on the road that
has been a
constant problem
for drivers
since the start
of the rainy
season last
month.
The
concessionaire
was given an
ultimatum by the
MOPT and ordered
to provide a
report or face
the shutting
down of the
highway. Jiménez
said that
Autopistas
delivered the
report ahead of
the deadline,
noting that 15
of the 18 points
of high risk
have already
received
attention. The
other three
points, however,
will take months
to resolve.
In addition to
solving the
problems if rock
falls and
landslides, the
MOPT asked
Autopistas to
better services
along the route,
with better
monitoring and
prevention,
especially in
the areas of
high risk.
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