Overview
- The Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima ordered a preventive closure of the Baipás Nueva Esperanza in Villa María del Triunfo on Wednesday after the underpass flooded again during recent lloviznas.
- EMAPE workers and the Gerencia de Gestión de Riesgo de Desastres are on site conducting cleaning and drainage work to remove standing water and rehabilitate the roadbed.
- Mayor Renzo Reggiardo is monitoring the response from the municipal team and the closure will remain in place until officials confirm the passage is safe for traffic.
- Prior on-the-ground checks showed water had blocked both directions of the bypass, forcing motorists to use auxiliary roads such as Avenida 26 de Noviembre and disrupting local mobility.
- Officials warn the incident reflects wider strain on Lima Sur's drainage as El Niño–linked rains raise the risk that as many as 20 bypasses could face similar flooding pressure in the coming days.