National Route 257 (Costa Rica)

National Secondary Route 257 is an arterial road from Route 32 to the Moín Container Terminal in the Caribbean sea of Costa Rica.

National Secondary Route 257
Ruta nacional secundaria 257
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Length	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Existed	26 January 2018–present
Major junctions
West end	Route 32
East end	Moín Container Terminal
Location
Country	Costa Rica
Provinces	Limón
Highway system
National Road Network of Costa Rica
← Route 256 → Route 301

Description

This is a 2.3 km two lane road, one in each direction, that was created for the cargo transportation between Route 32 and Moín Container Terminal.^[1]

History

At the time of its construction, it was heavily criticized due to a critical geographic gaffe, as there was a problem of communication between the actors involved, with an 80m error in the design plans, and a whole new redesign was required for a much more expensive road than projected, at about an additional CRC ₡7,900 million,^[2] including an elevated highway with a length of 817m.^[3]

The country comptroller was involved in the investigation of the gaffe.^[4]

The road was opened for general use on 26 January 2018, it took eighteen months to complete.^[5][6]

References

1. Marín Raventós, Nuria (15 July 2017). "¿La pifia?". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
2. Bosque, Diego (2 March 2017). "Pifia en vía a megapuerto de Moín costará ¢7.900 millones". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
3. Bosque, Diego (15 December 2017). "Vía de acceso a megapuerto de Moín estaría lista en mayo de 2018". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
4. Solano C., Hugo (27 November 2018). "Fiscalía allana Conavi, Concesiones y Setena por 'pifia' en carretera hacia la terminal portuaria de Moín". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
5. León, Krissya (26 January 2018). "Habilitan vía que conectará la Ruta 32 y Moín". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
6. "Carretera y viaducto Ruta 257 CR". Retrieved 4 October 2019.