Costa Rica Approves $52.4 Million for Highway

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The money will be administered by the Costa Rican Public Works Ministry, and will be used to develop the highway project, known as “Bajos de Chilamate – Vuelta Kooper”.

“Legislators must still vote on another infrastructure loan, a $375 million disbursement from an $850 million ‘umbrella’ loan by the Inter-American Development Bank”, reported Capitales.com.

Source: Capitales.com

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