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456-Ton IMPSA Reactor Stalled on RN7 in Mendoza Pending Bridge Permit

Vialidad Nacional’s pending authorization to reinforce an RN7 bridge is delaying the convoy’s final leg until Tuesday or Wednesday.

El reactor de Impsa espera autorizaciones de Vialidad Nacional para apuntalar un puente por donde debe cruzar hacia la refinería de Luján. 
El reactor fabricado por la empresa mendocina IMPSA quedó estacionado en Ruta 7 y Ruta 40 hasta, por lo menos, el martes.

Overview

  • The reactor convoy has been stationary since Saturday afternoon at the intersection of RN40 and RN7 in Perdriel due to an unapproved permit for crossing the RN7 bridge.
  • Organizers expect Vialidad Nacional’s clearance for structural reinforcement of the bridge to arrive by Tuesday or Wednesday, extending the move beyond the initial weekend plan.
  • The 456-ton hydrodesulfurization unit is the largest piece ever transported by road in Argentina and will allow YPF’s Luján de Cuyo refinery to produce diesel with about 10 parts per million sulfur.
  • The operation involves modular hydraulic platforms distributed over roughly 26 axle lines, push-pull trucks, cranes, and temporary embankments under multi-agency coordination.
  • While halted, the convoy remains under company security custody and escorted by Policía Vial and Gendarmería Nacional, prompting local traffic detours and staged road closures.