Highway 2 And 4 in Alajuela Scheduled for Repair

The stages are from the Theatre in Alajuela to KFC in lane 2, and from the supermarket Jumbo Llobet, on Calle 4.

The works will begin in 15 days and force the closure of these channels in steps of 100 meters during the  night time. They estimate it will take 45 days to complete the operation.

Robert Thompson, Mayor of San Jose, said the cost of the work is over ¢ 250 million.

Alajuela City Council awarded the construction works to MECO.

The improvements include raising the current folder of asphalt and placing the new and the demarcation, the mayor Thompson said.

Cesar Quiros, director of the Traffic Police, said there will be troop presence there to regulate the passage of vehicles through alternate paths.

As a replacement route it is recommended to use the sections parallel to lane 2 and 4, to exit and enter the central town of the city.

The chief of the Transit expected that the impact on vehicle traffic will be small, because the work will be done at times of low use of roads and closures will only be gradual.

The second stage of the works in the central lines of the city of Alajuela involves the removal of a stretch of cobbled lanes 2 and 4, besides the central avenues and 1, Mayor Thompson said.

The cobblestone streets are currently exhibiting subsidence due to the passage of heavy vehicles.

According to Thompson, it was planned that these stretches of cobblestones resist the frequent passage of such vehicles.

“We are going to remove the stones, to lay a new foundation and then an asphalt binder,” he said.

This work will be used as a novelty cobblestone molds to give this form to the asphalt layer is placed.

In addition, the cobbled corners of the crossings there will be a better because a design error requiring drivers to make turns. He said investment in the second stage will amount to ¢ 150 million.