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Costa Rica Announces $100 Million for Route 32 Overpasses: “We Do Not Want Roundabouts,” Laura Fernández Says Image: Reiner Mon
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Costa Rica Announces $100 Million for Route 32 Overpasses: “We Do Not Want Roundabouts,” Laura Fernández Says

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Costa Rican President Laura Fernández and Public Works Minister Efraím Zeledón announced a $100 million investment in overpasses along Route 32.
  • Fernández said the roundabouts proposed under former President Rodrigo Chaves were not the preferred solution.

Costa Rica plans to invest $100 million in overpasses on Route 32, with President Laura Fernández making clear that roundabouts are not the government’s preferred answer.

Fernández and Public Works Minister Efraím Zeledón announced the investment. The president acknowledged that roundabouts proposed by the government of Rodrigo Chaves were not ideal.

“We do not want roundabouts,” Fernández said, framing the overpasses as the alternative for the route.

We do not want roundabouts.

— Laura FernándezThe Costa Rican president contrasted the planned Route 32 overpasses with roundabouts proposed by the previous government.
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