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SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2007
Costa Rica's Southern Zone To Have Airport by 2010
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The south will have an airport by 2010
In first stage the airport will accommodate airplanes for 50 passengers
The organization "Judesur" will invest ¢600 million ($1,153,000.00 +-) in technical studies of the project
The Government promised that the first stage of the airport of the Southern zone will be constructed and working no later than 2010.
Yesterday, after a year of delay, the necessary funds were allocated from the organization Junta de Desarrollo for the southern zone (Judesur), for the technical studies of the project.
Viviana Martín, president of the Council Técnico de Aviación Civil (CTAC) and Mainor Rodríguez, of Judesur signed the agreement on Saturday agreement of cooperation in an official act in Palmar Sur, Osa.
In the first stage, the airport will feature a terminal building and a runway for airplanes of 50 passengers or less.
According to Viviana Martín, president of the Council Técnico de Aviación Civil (CTAC), the money will be invested in the geological, archeological and hidrological evaluations that are required before constructing an airfield. Additionally , the money will be used to draw up the master plan of the airport, in which the various necessities of the project will be defined: how many boarding ports, length and width of the landing strip, and for the passenger area.
The CTAC can count on the support of the Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI), who will select the ones to do the technical studies. This phase take about six months.
Caldera highway gets construction go ahead at last By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Transport officials have given the much-awaited go ahead for the $230 million San José-Caldera highway. This means that Autopistas del Sol S.A., the concession holder for the project, has 30 months to complete the highway. The 77-km (48-mile) highway will decrease dramatically the travel time from the Central Valley to the Pacific coast. The first stage of the job is the reconstruction of the existing highway from Parque La Sabana to Ciudad Colón. Much of the highway already is multi-lane. The big job is a 39-km (24-mile) section from Ciudad Colón to Orotina. That highway is only graded roughly now, although bridges are in place. The third and final step is improvements of the highway from the Orotina interchange to the Puerto de Caldera at Puntarenas. Autopistas del Sol will have the right to collect tolls for 25 years to offset the investment. The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes said that employees worked during the holidays to make sure all the requirements were in place for the start of construction. Autopistas finally got all its financial commitments in order four days before Christmas, and a company official asked to be allowed to start work a week ago. During the holidays transport ministry workers said they got final approvals from the Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía, reviewed and approved plans and did the paperwork so that the company would not have to pay taxes on imported equipment. Environmental approval was needed because Autopista will take gravel from several deposits along the route. Ministry workers also had to coordinate with the Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz, the Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados and the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad for moving water and sewer lines, electric lines and telephone cables, they said.
Reasons for Moving to Costa Rica
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some of the most affordable real estate in the country,
with beautiful ocean views, where the mountains and jungle
come to the edge of the sea.
-The highway from Dominical towards south to the Panamanian
border, is the best in Costa Rica, equal to those in
the US.
-One of the highest English-speaking Costa Rican
populations.
-A new International Airport , located just 1 hour South of
Dominical, is about to start construction, in addition to
the already-existing regional airport in Palmar Sur.
-A large (86,000 sq. ft.) hospital is completed just
south of Ojochal (near km 194 on the Costanera) and is
open.
-A newly-paved road connecting Quepos and Dominical,
which, when completed, will reduce the journey
from 2-2.5 hours to 45 minutes. This road will
eventually become the Pan-American Highway.
-There is a proposal to improve the road between Dominical
and San Isidro (30 kms from Dominical).
-A brand new road that will eventually connect the Central
Valley (San José area) with the Central Pacific
(Jaco/Parrita/Quepos). This will reduce the trip by 1 hour.
-The largest marina in Central America is planned for
Quepos called Marina Pez Vela, includes 250-300 slips,
restaurants, hotels and shops, expected completion in 2008.
-A Cruise Ship port and marina in Golfito (to the south of
Uvita and the Osa Peninsula) will soon be under
construction.