Perhaps drivers will forget the hours spent in downtown San José traffic snarls once the streets are slick with new pavement, but yesterday that end seemed out of sight for many frustrated commuters.
Drivers honked, yelled and sighed their way through the city, forced to find new routes because of streets blocked off for repair by the Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT).
The good news: the ministry hopes to complete the San José street repair project by Friday, weather permitting, according to MOPT spokesman Juan Carlos González.
Tomorrow, workers will be repaving Calle 0, from the Pacific Train Station to the Caribbean bus terminal.
They will continue working on this main thoroughfare all week, ripping up old pavement at night and pouring the new layer during the day to minimize the time streets must be closed, González said.
This will affect several roads entering San José via Calle 0 including the those coming from San Sebastián, Paso Ancho, Barrio San Martín, San Rafael Abajo de Desamparados, Concepción de Alajuelita, San Juan de Dios and Poás de Aserrí.
These drivers will be directed to take alternate routes to enter and leave downtown.
Those driving to downtown from the northern suburbs of Guadalupe, Tibás, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Coronado and Moravia will also need to use alternative routes this week |
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