Overview
- The Federal Court in Bariloche, led by Judge Gustavo Villanueva, confirmed a ruling that orders Vialidad Nacional to execute immediate safety repairs funded from the 2024 budget.
- Tasks include fixing potholes, cracks, ruts and dangerous deformations, correcting eroded shoulders, restoring horizontal markings, and installing day‑ and night‑time signage at high‑risk points.
- Within 90 days, the agency must deliver a full survey of critical segments, a detailed execution schedule, a rockfall‑risk report with proposed mitigations if needed, and an assessment of load‑control posts.
- Within 120 days, Vialidad must file a comprehensive maintenance plan to preserve the corridor once urgent works conclude, with interventions carried out without reprogramming or administrative delays.
- The case stems from a collective amparo led by Río Negro’s government and Governor Alberto Weretilneck, as a related Route 151 ruling remains on hold due to a national appeal and DNV’s restructuring by decree is temporarily suspended for six months.