CONAVI Does Not Know Exactly How Many Of The Bailey Bridges Are Installed In The Country

There is more than one kilometre of Bailey type bridges on Costa Rican roads, though the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad (CONAVI) is able to say exactly how many of the Bailey structures are installed.



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According to the CONAVI there are at least 80 Bailey bridge installed, including the two installed this past on the autopista General Cañas. But the government is unable to give a specific number, nor is it willing to provide a detailed list of all the installations.

The Bailey has been employed by the CONAVI for temporary and in many cases permanent repairs to failing or failed bridges and roadways.

In fact, it was the CONAVI who lent Autopistas del Sol the Bailey structures when a section of the newly opened road washed away two year ago.

The Baileys are not cheap. Those installed on the General Cañas cost the CONAVI ¢150 million colones and that is not counting the labour and transport.

Over the last few years the CONAVI has been stock piling Bailey structures and continues to do so, with the latest tender for for structures to the tune of ¢1.5 billion colones.