It was just announced that the new highway to the Pacific should start within 30 days.

The highway will be built is in three parts. The first enhances the stretch of road from La Sabana to Ciudad Colón, now called the Autopista Próspero Fernández. Much of this is now a four-lane divided highway but west of Santa Ana the road becomes two lane. This part will take about a year.

The toughest part will be is the Ciudad Colón-Orotina highway, some 39 kms. or about 24 miles. It should take about two years to do this section.

The third part of the project is the enhancement of a 24-km. stretch from the Orotina traffic interchange to the Puerto de Caldera. This road now exists, and the upgrades are expected to take but six months.

When finished, the new highway a car trip to the Pacific coast by about an hour.

New developments are popping up along the way and people seeking to get out of the traffic and taking advantage of some of these fine developments and their soon to be close proximity to San Jose and beaches.