PaveLab and Heavy Vehicle Simulator implementation at the National Laboratory of Materials and Testing Models of the University of Costa Rica

Since the early 1990’s it was evident that the state of the Costa Rican transportation infrastructure was rapidly deteriorating. This condition worsened due to the lack of supervising and planning from the Administration (Ministry of Transportation and Public Works). To make matters even worse during this decade, the component of the national budget that was destined towards road investment was drastically reduced (MOPT, 2011). This was a consequence of policies at the macroeconomic level regarding public spending, resulting from investment adjustment programs established under the guidance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).