New MOPT Minister Promises
San Carlos To Finish Road
The new ministro de Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT), Francisco Jiménez, is
promising the residents of San Carlos to
find the financing for a four lane
highway that residents have been promised
and waiting for by the last several
administrations.
The new minister, following a meeting with
residents on Friday, promised to restart
work on the road that was stopped two weeks
ago due to lack of financing. Or at least
that is what the government told residents.
In turn, the residents have decided to put a
stop to the protests for at least two weeks.
Jiménez was appointed last week by
president-elect Laura Chinchilla for her
administration to begin on May 8.
However, since Marco Vargas, the MOPT
minister in the Arias administration is
moving on to the ministerio de la
Presidencia in the Chinchilla
administration, Chinchilla asked president
Arias to replace Vargas with Jiménez to
allow Vargas some personal time before he
begins his new task.
The concern of residents is that the
government will leave them with an
unfinished road, with a gravel road instead
of a paved road.
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