autopista
Noun
Meaning
autopista (plural autopistas)
A controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries.
Examples
Within Galicia are the Autopista AP-9 from Ferrol to Vigo and the Autopista AP-53 (also known as AG-53, because it was initially built by the Xunta de Galicia) from Santiago to Ourense.
The parade naturally will cause traffic rerouting, as will the closing of the Autopista Próspero Fernández between la Sabana and Escazú about 10 p.m. that night.
The Circunvalación is the bypass route that runs south of San José centro from the Autopista General Canãs through the Hatillos to Zapote and then north past the Universidad de Costa Rica to Goicoechea.
Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia says this will change once the Autopista del Coral is completed later next year.
Motorists continue to fall victim to the new restricted bus lanes on the Autopista General Cañas.
The Consejo Nacional de Vialidad announced Monday that resurfacing would take place on the Autopista General Cañas early Tuesday and Wednesday.