SIGN UP FOR OUR By Wendy Anders
Inauguration of a bridge at the entrance to Quepos, Puntarenas, photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MOPT).
Yesterday, transportation authorities inaugurated a new bridge at the entrance to the Central Pacific port town of Quepos, the gateway to Manuel Antonio National Park.
The cement structure replaces a bailey bridge that spanned the Boca Vieja estuary, said the National Highway Council (Conavi, in Spanish) in a press statement.
Carlos Villalta, Minister of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), said at the inauguration the infrastructure cost ¢1.560 million (about US$286,000).
The two-lane bridge provides safer access to and from Quepos for motorized vehicles and also pedestrians, with sidewalks in both directions, said Vice President of the Republic Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría.
Quepos Mayor Patricia Bolaños expressed her appreciation for the completion of the project saying it would have a positive impact on commerce as the area prepares to usher in the next high season for tourism to the neighboring Manuel Antonio National Park.
