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Federal Court Finalizes Order for Urgent Repairs on Route 40 Between Bariloche and El Bolsón

The firm ruling launches a court-monitored schedule that puts safety repairs on the clock.

Overview

  • Vialidad Nacional must begin immediate safety works on the 120 km stretch, addressing potholes, ruts, deformations, shoulder drop-offs, and missing horizontal and vertical signage.
  • The ruling sets a 90-day deadline for a full technical survey with a work schedule, plus reports on rockfall risk and the need for freight weight controls.
  • Within 120 days, the agency must file a comprehensive maintenance plan to preserve the corridor after the urgent fixes.
  • Judge Gustavo Villanueva's Bariloche federal court barred administrative reprogramming or delays and charged the works to the 2024 budget.
  • The case stems from a province-led amparo backed by Governor Alberto Weretilneck, with a related Route 151 order still tied up on appeal by the national government.