Overview
- A decision announced Sunday by Argentine and Chilean border coordinators sets the Paso Cristo Redentor to reopen on Monday, August 31 exclusively for freight to restart cross‑border cargo flow.
- Authorities prescribed fixed operating windows for trucks with Argentine hours from 9:00 to 21:00 and Chilean hours from 8:00 to 20:00 and said trucks may travel in both directions during those times.
- The reopening is conditional on ongoing safety checks because the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional has issued a yellow alert for heavy snowfall and authorities warn fresh snow or poor visibility could suspend operations.
- Provincial Vialidad crews cleared additional kilometers in Vallecitos up to Refugio San Bernardo, rescued isolated mountaineers and maintain access limits that require 4x4 vehicles and mandatory chains beyond Guardaparques.
- Brief openings earlier in August enabled a coordinated decongestion that moved more than 7,400 trucks and about 700 private vehicles and officials say the current freight window aims to relieve that backlog while protecting drivers and the route.