Hundreds of Costa Rican citizens living in the cantons that require urgent infrastructure interventions are beginning to notice progress in the works that have been damaged for several years and that will help safeguard their lives and boost the development of their communities.

This, through the execution of the Comprehensive and Resilient Infrastructure Reconstruction Emergency Program (PROERI) financed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) for $700 million, which is expected to attend to 502 structures of different types in 78% of the national territory.

Since the approval of the Program by the national authorities, in less than four months, progress has been made in a total of 120 projects, enabling international public bids, designs, construction plans, studies, among others necessary to start the physical works. In addition, five projects have made significant physical progress in Alajuelita, Desamparados, and Aserrí in San José, which are expected to directly benefit some 47,600 inhabitants.

Costa Rica moves forward with works at imminent risk of extensive CABEI-financed program

Through the efficient financing model approved for PROERI, CABEI was able to make a first disbursement of US$75 million in June in an expeditious manner, so that progress can be made on several bridges, highways, rainwater retention walls, and other works planned for various parts of the country, as well as to cover payments related to the implementation and supervision firms.

SOME OF THE UPCOMING WORKS TO BE ATTENDED TO

  • Rehabilitation of bridges over the Salitrales and Ciruelas (national route 27) and Tárcoles (national route 34) rivers.
  • Replacement of the bridges over the María Aguilar and Torres (national route 39) and Soncoyo (national route 160) rivers.
  • Contract for the design and construction of the bridge over the Barranca River (national route 1).
  • Contract for studies, design, construction or rehabilitation of bridges, stabilization works, and rainwater improvement located in the Brunca, Central, Chorotega, Huetar Caribe, Huetar Norte and Central Pacific regions.
  • Stabilization works on national route 32
  • Design and construction of educational centers: 10 centers in the Brunca Region, 12 in the Central Region, 6 in the Chorotega Region, 7 in the Huetar Caribe Region, 6 in the Huetar Norte Region, 6 in the Central Pacific Region.
  • Design and Construction of Protection and Erosion Control Works in: Cañas River Basin in Alajuelita de San José.
  • Design and construction of bridges in Buenos Aires de Puntarenas: over San Luis stream in Chánguena, over the Veraguas River in the community of Térraba, over Guagaral stream tributary of Río Caliente.
  • River protection works in Desamparados de San José: Barrio La Granja, San Rafael Arriba and Blanca Durán, San Juan de Dios, La Amistad Street, Cañas River, San Rafael Abajo.
  • Design and construction of bridges in Alajuela: over the Cucaracha River, San Carlos - Guatuso de Alajuela cantonal limit, over the San Rafael River in the Florencia district, over the San Ramoncito River and the Bijagual River in the La Virgen district.
  • Among many others

All the works and their location, type of intervention, cost, executing agency, and progress can be consulted on this interactive map periodically updated by the National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Attention (CNE).

CABEI reinforces its commitment to be Costa Rica's main ally in safeguarding human life and community development by financing infrastructure in conditions of imminent risk.