Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Costa Rica)

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.

Ministry of Public Works and Transport

Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte
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Agency overview
Formed	May 8, 1948; 77 years ago (1948-05-08)
Jurisdiction	Costa Rica
Headquarters	Avenida 20 and 22, Calle 9, Barrio González Víquez, Catedral, 10104, San José (Costa Rica) 9.924341°N 84.075805°W / 9.924341; -84.075805
Employees	3,220 (2008)
Annual budget	CRC ₡ 231,023,000,000 (2009)
Agency executive	Rodolfo Méndez Mata, Minister
Child agencies	Consejo Nacional de Vialidad Consejo Técnico de Aviación Civil Consejo de Transporte Público Consejo Nacional de Concesiones Consejo de Seguridad Vial

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]