5060 of August 22, 1972, is hereby amended to read:
"Article 1.- For the purposes of this law, public roads, according to their function—with their corresponding competent administrative body—shall be classified as follows:
NATIONAL ROAD NETWORK (RED VIAL NACIONAL): Its administration corresponds to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes), which shall define it according to the requirements determined for that purpose by the Executive Branch, by way of agreement (acuerdo). This network shall be composed of the following classes of public roads:
- a)Primary roads (Carreteras primarias): Network of trunk routes to serve as corridors, characterized by relatively high traffic volumes and a high proportion of international, interprovincial, or long-distance trips.
- b)Secondary roads (Carreteras secundarias): Routes that connect important canton (cantón) capitals—not served by primary roads—as well as other centers of population, production, or tourism, that generate a considerable number of interregional or intercantonal trips.
- c)Tertiary roads (Carreteras terciarias): Routes that serve as traffic collectors for the primary and secondary roads, and that constitute the main routes for trips within a region, or between important districts.
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport shall designate, within the National Road Network, the restricted-access highways (carreteras de acceso restringido), on which vehicle access or exit shall only be permitted at certain intersections with other public roads. It shall also designate the freeways (autopistas), which shall be restricted-access highways, of four or more lanes, with or without a central dividing island.
CANTONAL ROAD NETWORK (RED VIAL CANTONAL): Its administration corresponds to the municipalities (municipalidades).
It shall be composed of the following roads, not included by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport within the National Road Network:
- a)Local roads (Caminos vecinales): Public roads that provide direct access to farms (fincas) and other economically rural activities; they connect hamlets (caseríos) and villages (poblados) with the National Road Network, and are characterized by having low traffic volumes and high proportions of short-distance local trips.
- b)Local streets (Calles locales): Public roads included within the quadrant of an urban area, not classified as urban crossings of the National Road Network.
- c)Unclassified roads (Caminos no clasificados): Public roads not classified within the categories described above, such as bridle paths (caminos de herradura), footpaths (sendas), trails (veredas), which provide access to very few users, who shall bear the costs of maintenance and improvement."