It's official,
The Costanera
Sur Is Now
Complete
On Thursday,
Costa Rica's
president, Oscar
Arias, made
official the
completion of
the Costanera
Sur, the 42
kilometre road
between Quepos
and Playa
Dominical.
Area residents
have had to wait
some 40 years,
pretty fast for
Costa Rica, to
see the
completion of
the road that
now connects the
Central Pacific
coast to the
South Pacific
coast in minutes
instead of
hours.
There has always
been a route
between Quepos
and Dominical.
However, the
road was full of
potholes, narrow
bridges that
swayed as they
were crossed and
flooding was
constant during
the rainy
season, taking
hours to cross,
if one even
dared.
Many of a
vehicle had to
be pulled from
the deep water
and mud that
filled the road,
many others left
their axles
behind, while
others their
suspension shot.
For business and
most travelling
to the Southern
zone, it was
preferable to
risk the
Interamericana
Sur and the "cerro
de la muerte",
winding through
mountains, fog
and slick roads,
rather than the
Costanera.
Now, travelling
from San José to
Golfito, by way
of the Costanera,
is a breeze.
When you take
into account the
new San José -
Caldera highway
and the
completion of
the Costanera
Sur, the 6 to 8
hours or more to
Southern Zone is
now under 4
hours or less. |
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