QCOSTARICA — The roads of Alajuela province are among the most deteriorated in the country, according to a study by the National Laboratory of Materials and Structural Models at the University of Costa Rica (Lanamme-UCR).
According to the technical report, although 92.4% of the high-capacity road network requires only preventive maintenance, 16.75 kilometers are classified as “major rehabilitation,” meaning they require urgent intervention due to significant structural deterioration.
These routes belong to the national system, which handles the largest number of vehicles nationwide.
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“It is important to understand that this irregularity must be taken into account to improve the way we carry out our interventions and better redistribute public funds, which are increasingly scarce for infrastructure,” explained engineer Roy Barrantes, coordinator of the National Road Network Management and Evaluation Unit at Lanamme-UCR.
Nationally, the study indicates that 5.7% of roads require corrective maintenance or restoration, while 0.9% require a thorough review of the original project to determine their viability or redesign.
“The remaining percentage corresponds to sections that require special studies to define the best strategies and works, in order to restore the required service levels,” the report details.
In addition to Alajuela, the provinces of Cartago and San José also have segments that fall into the major rehabilitation category.
The MOPT is responsible for this.
Alajuela Mayor Roberto Thompson noted that national highways are the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) and the National Road Council (Conavi), although the municipality has made complementary efforts with its own resources.
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“There is a significant deficit in the investment of resources in national highways. In the case of cantonal highways, we have been making a great effort. We managed to approve a contract based on demand at the end of last year and are injecting resources into the restoration of the cantonal road network, but we do require much more support from Conavi,” stated Thompson.
The Mayor added, “This is a problem that affects the entire country; it’s not the problem of a single government. It’s been dragging on for some time, but it’s important that this call to attention be taken seriously.”
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