National Road Network of Costa Rica

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National Road Network
Red Vial Nacional
CR RNP 1.svg CR RNS 126.svg CR RNT 606.svg
National Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Routes shield examples.
Map Red Vial Nacional Costa Rica.svg
Map of the routes as of May 2020.
System information
Maintained by Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Length35,330 km [1]  (21,950 mi)
Formed1948
Highway names
Ruta 1..39National Primary Route
Ruta 100..257National Secondary Route
Ruta 301..939National Tertiary Route
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National Road Network of Costa Rica (Spanish : Red Vial Nacional), are a series of numbered road routes that are managed through Costa Rica by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) and its subagency the National Road Council (Conavi). [1]

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According to the Inter-American Development Bank, in 2019 Costa Rica had the worst road network in Latin America, due to being under maintained, and having structural defects and deterioration in around 49% of the National Primary Routes network. Other countries in the area report an average of 20% in the same metric. [2]

There are no high speed express routes but there are some two-lane trunk roads. Potholes are common in primary road routes. Many of the secondary or tertiary road routes are made of gravel or dirt. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "GeoPortal". Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Garza, Jeffry (10 August 2020). "Costa Rica es el país de Latinoamérica con la red vial pavimentada en peor estado". La República. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Canales, Danny (16 June 2008). "Diez causas alimentan huecos en las carreteras". La República. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Definiciones relacionadas con el Capítulo de Vialidad. Plan Regular Urbano Distrital". Sistema Costarricen de Información Jurídica. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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