Autopista General Cañas With More Sinkhole Problems

The Policía de Tránsito (traffic police) closed an eastbound lane (Alajuela-San José) of the autopista General Cañas, for a possible new collapse in front of Los Arcos residential.



The closure is at the same location where a sinkhole took out two westbound lanes at the end of June.

According to transit authorities, the closure is a preventive measure due to the heavy rains of the last several days.

On Thursday crews of the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad (Conavi) will be working around the clock in repairing the sinkhole and will be closing the autopista nightly from 10pm to 5am from Cariari to La Castella bridge.



Authorities are asking for drivers to slow down through the area and to use alternate routes if at all possible.

The repair work will continue to the end of the year, when the two Bailey bridges now moving traffic will be completed removed and the road surface restored.