However, the government had hired a Brazilian company and invested over 1 million dollars in order to have them elaborate a thorough study of the Costa Rican infrastructure and hand in a plan to start the immediate construction.
The company was given a 1 year time frame which will end in early 2009. The project will be divided into three sectors in which each sector will cover strategic points within the metropolitan area.
The first stage will connect San Jose with the province of Heredia. The second stage will connect Pavas and San Pedro while the last stage will connect Cartago, Curridabat and Alajuela.
The train service has become a growing necessity due to the growing amount of vehicles, gas prices increase, and the collapsing road infrastructure which cannot seem to hold any more vehicles. Distances as short as 12 kilometers take up to an hour to cover due to the excessive traffic jams during peak hours.
The government has promised that once the final studies have been turned in, that the Metropolitan Electric Train can be a reality within 2 to 3 years. We’ll keep our fingers crossed.
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