General Canas Highway 1 (from when there was a Sinkhole)

As of September 15, 2015 ALL is ok on the General Canas Highway 1

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(I'm keeping up some of what went down back in 2012 with the damage•sinkhold on the General Canas Highway 1 so you have an idea because unfortunately, chances are good something will happen again)

August 8, 2012  -  Now they're saying 2 more months before it's COMPLETELY finished (October-ish)

July 3, 2012 (5am) -  2 TEMPORARY 30 meter (about 98 feet) long "Bailey Bridges" were placed across the WEST-Bound/North side of the General Canas Highway 1 to cover the big hole - thus allowing this section of the highway to RE-OPEN.  

     In the meantime, they're working 24/7 UNDERneath on the REAL problem.  (who wants to put bets on how long this will take????  [I'm "feeling" - 8 months!!]).  These bridges are meant to support up to 40 tons (personally I wouldn't want to go over behind a big truck or - but hey - that's just me).

What's a Bailey Bridge?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey_bridge

 WHEN WILL IT BE FIXED???

First off - this IS Costa Rica SO . . . . . - with that said - INITIALLY they said it could take anywhere 10 days to 3 weeks to fix the broken pipe . . . (ok, I've been living in Costa Rica for 7 years and I ask ya'll, WHEN have you seen ANYTHING get fixed in a week here - ESPECIALLY this highway?!?!??!?).  TODAY is August 8 - 6 weeks/1-1/2 weeks later - at least they have 2 Bailey Bridges up (as of July 3) so traffic is going pretty well.  TIME will tell when it comes to fixing the BIG picture!

WHERE DOES IT START?

On the West-bound/North side lanes coming FROM San Jose - it's just after the Juan Pablo II Bridge in La Uruca (JUST East of Plaza Los Arcos [see my pictures above]).

LATEST ROAD CONDITION NEWS

http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2010/09/road-conditions-costa-rica.html

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(now there are 4 new Bailey Bridges)


I took these 2 pictures below of the
2 NEW BAILEY BRIDGES above the Sinkhole 

on the General Cañas Highway 1

on my way to the
American Colony's U.S. 4th of July Independence Day Celebration

http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/05/us-july-4th-celebration-in-costa-rica.html

(photos by Vicki Skinner)(feel free to re-use them - just them them credit to
Vicki Skinner and/or http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com

(Photos by MOPT)

FOR MEGA DETAILS ON WHAT ALL
INITIALLY HAPPENED go to:
http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/06/SanJoseHighwaySinkholeWhatHappened.html

 (Day 1)

(MOPT pictures.  Hmmmm)

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 http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/07/SinkholeUpdates.html

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