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Costa Rica's Downtown San Jose's new bus routes starts Saturday June 7, 2008
 
In an effort to re-direct downtown traffic, seven new bus routes will start today. The routes will directly link several of San José's suburbs and nearby towns. It's goal is to lessen congestion in downtown San Jose and reduce the time for commuters, according to the Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT).

The seven new bus routes:
southern suburb of Desamparados to the northeastern suburb of Moravia
southern suburb of Hatillo to the northeastern suburb of Guadalupe
northwestern district of La Uruca to the western suburb of Escazú
Guadalupe to La Uruca
Moravia to La Valencia (the road through La Uruca connecting San José to the city of Heredia, north of San José)
Moravia to La Valencia
La Valencia to Santa Ana, southwest of San José and Escazú to Alajuelita, south of San José.

The routes will operate Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Buses will run every seven to 10 minutes during rush hour (6:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.) and every 20 minutes during non-peak times. Fares will range from ¢270 ($0.52) to ¢475 ($0.91).

The new bus routes were selected based on the results of a survey of 14,500 homes and a series of studies contracted by MOPT.