costa rica driving

In a few years, the drive to and from Cartago will be a breeze. Currently, it’s torturous. A four-level interchange, tunnel, roundabout, and overpass will significantly change the commute of…

Work to build the tunnel in the La Galera intersection will start in February. This overpass is going to expand an exclusive bus lane and expedite entry and exit to…

2020 is the year that at least a dozen road infrastructure works will receive start orders. Some of these we have waited decades for. Sure it will cause some traffic…

A landslide caused the closure of Route 32 that goes from San José to Limón on Sunday night. The event happened near kilometers 20 and 21 before the entrance to…

A private construction initiative hopes to expand to six lanes the longest viaduct in the country, making the trip between Cartago and San Jose take just 30 minutes, whereas currently…

As of this Wednesday, there are more severe sanctions meant to reduce crashes at railway crossings. Many people do not know that, according to Traffic Law, you must stop at…

Boom barriers were installed in 74 of the 91 railroad crossings from Heredia to Cartago. These are meant to block vehicles and pedestrians from crossing the train tracks as a…

Costa Rica has terrible roads, both in connectivity and quality. In the Americas, Costa Rica has the second worst roads, beating only Guatemala. In quality we are third from worst,…