Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Costa Rica)

Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte
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Agency overview
FormedMay 8, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-05-08)
JurisdictionCosta Rica
HeadquartersAvenida 20 and 22, Calle 9, Barrio González Víquez, Catedral, 10104, San José (Costa Rica)
9°55′28″N 84°04′33″W / 9.924341°N 84.075805°W / 9.924341; -84.075805
Employees3,220 (2008)
Annual budgetCRC ₡ 231,023,000,000 (2009)
Agency executive
Child agencies
  • Consejo Nacional de Vialidad
  • Consejo Técnico de Aviación Civil
  • Consejo de Transporte Público
  • Consejo Nacional de Concesiones
  • Consejo de Seguridad Vial

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) is an agency of the government of Costa Rica in charge of roads, airports and maritime ports planning and construction, it also regulates public transportation.

History

On October 20, 1860, the Dirección General de Obras Públicas (Public Works General Directorate) was created.

On May 8, 1948, after the civil war, the transitional government created the agency as the Ministry of Public Works, then on August 5, 1963 it is renamed as Ministry of Transport, and on July 5, 1971 gets its final name as Ministry of Public Works and Transport.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Reseña Histórica". Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
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