2+ hours to Jaco on the new highway

[fuzebox]

So uh... what was this thing built for again? Someone told me it was 2 lanes all the way, it's mostly 1 lane with a couple of passing lanes that are only long enough to get everyone going fast enough to slam on their brakes when they have to merge... The staff at the three toll plazas slowed things down nicely, the dude in front of me took like a full minute to get his change. It was bumper to bumper traffic all the way, no real reason why, just people slamming on their brakes for the corners I guess... fucking ridiculous.

We drove back at night and it was a little quicker, but not much. Comparing this trip to like a hundred other Jaco trips, at best it's 10 minutes faster and at worse it's the same or 10 minutes slower...

Way to spend that money costa rica! Building a 1 lane highway in 2010!

 

[RaoulDuke]

When did you go Fuze? My buddy made it to my house from jaco in an hour and 15 min....Know a couple of other people who have driven it and they said the same...

 

[BeatPete]

i went to orotina yesterday for lunch...there was a good amount of traffic going there. took a while, but on the way back was 45 minutes from orotina to santa ana. i imagine saturdays and sundays arent gonna be good days to drive that new road.

 

[RaoulDuke]

Yeah this morning the road looked packed on my way to work...Definitely a weekday cruise...Also school starts tommorow so everyone is getting their last hurrahs in...

 

[wolfie_cr]

kids are not in school yet

everyone wants to go and see this road...

dry season

etc etc

I will wait until the novelty wears off and then go

as for money spent.....technically the goverment didnt spend anything as it was given to a private company to built /operate

 

[RaoulDuke]

Im off on wednesdays so an early morning run or tues afternoon should be no problem...

 

[steve3200]

Is fuzebox talking from Heredia. During rush hour traffic? I took it on Weds. 1 hour and 15 min. for me, LaSabana to Jaco. or Jaco to LaSabana.

 

[SampS]

kids are not in school yet

everyone wants to go and see this road...

dry season

etc etc

I will wait until the novelty wears off and then go

as for money spent.....technically the goverment didnt spend anything as it was given to a private company to built /operate

The government put up $36 million

 

[SampS]

I would guess the old routes might be a tad quicker now the new road is built?

 

[RaoulDuke]

With no traffic my best time from santana to jaco is 2 hours old road......

 

[SampS]

With no traffic my best time from santana to jaco is 2 hours old road......

I can live with that!

 

[wolfie_cr]

The government put up $36 million

is that before or after it was given to the operator?

I know that before it was auctioned the bridges were already built so I imagine that is the $ you are talking about (but of course I could be wrong)

 

[fuzebox]

I guess I incorrectly expected that most of the road would be 4 lanes...

Given the amount of trucks and idiot tico drivers, it didn't feel any different than the old road (minus the mountainous part of course), and the processing time to pay each toll was ridiculous.

It is way better for night driving though which is cool.

 

[steve3200]

I hear ya there.... I thought at least 2 lanes on 1 side for a long period of time ..then 2 on the other...so good passing can happen. Also, if something like a accident does happen, the flow of traffic wont come to a stop.

 

[BoGringo]

heard from 3 different people hour from Jaco to Multiplaza :think2:

 

[fuzebox]

heard from 3 different people hour from Jaco to Multiplaza :think2:

That would be awesome if it were true, I wouldn't have wasted almost 5 hours and $6 extra lol.

Maybe they were on motorcycles?

 

[MetalMaleta]

Took me 2 hours to get to Manuel Antonio from Multiplaza and another 2 hours back, getting the Quickpass is totally recommended.

 

[HunterS.Thompson]

Dude it took me an hour and 10 minutes to Jaco on friday I don't know what you're fucking talking about!

 

[HunterS.Thompson]

Dude it took me an hour and 10 minutes to Jaco on friday I don't know what you're fucking talking about!

:think2:

 

[dru863]

i left thursday at 1 pm it took me 70 mintes from escazu. i left jaco 1pm friday. it took me 70 minutes both ways. i drove normal too. even had a couple people pass me and a couple trucks slow us a lil. its was great!!!!!!!!!! I luv it.