La Platina Bridge Problem Gets Worse

The bridge over the Virilla river on the autopista General Cañas, known as La Platina, continues to cause problems for tens of thousands of drivers daily. If you will recall, after several attempts to repair the bridge we were left with a bridge in a sad state of condition.



The last repair, costing more than US$2 million dollars, didn't solve the problems. If fact the concrete used in the repair began crumbling within days of the job completion and the contractor to abandon the project.

Since last year the metal grate holding the concrete became exposed as the concrete continued crumbling. This week the problem passed from concerning to serious, as the photos reveal.

The Consejo Nacional de Vialidad (Conavi) - National Roads Authority - that, as usual, the autopista will be closed between 10pam and 5am of the San José-Alajuela lanes.



The closure will be from he Conservatorio La Castella to the Juan Pablo II bridge, adding to the nightly closures due to the sinkhole repair some 500 metres west.