Nicaragua plans a $120 million Pacific highway from Costa Rica to Honduras
The Instituto Nicaragüense de Turismo said the project will be 130 kilometers (about 81 miles) and cost $120 million.
The coastal highway will link Costa Rica with Honduras, the tourism institute said.
Mario Salinas Pasos, president of the institute, said that the project was designed by previous governments with unrealistic standards, so it never was built. So the current government has redesigned the entire highway, he said.
The route will take advantage of existing roadways, he said.
The tourism institute is anxious to provide the access to the Pacific coast of the country where some major projects already are being constructed and more are in planning.
