$27 million in Infrastructure in the Southern Zone of Costa Rica

From the press release by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport:

The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) and the National Roads Authority (CONAVI) has intensified repair works on road surfaces and bridge building on major roads in the Southern Zone, where it has invested a total of ¢13.448 million ($ 27 million) from the Road Fund.

This was said the Deputy Minister for Infrastructure, Mr. Maria Lorena Lopez Rosales, who emphasized the importance of making these interventions because these are tourism-oriented routes.

Among the major interventions cited were a series of works along National Highway 237, which covered around 100 km and required over $25 million.

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