Overview
- The judiciary ordered an immediate halt to toll collection at Villa El Salvador and Punta Negra following a habeas corpus filed by the Santa María del Mar district, with the ruling executed despite the concessionaire’s appeal.
- Rutas de Lima says it could be unable to continue operating the concessioned roads within three weeks, citing more than S/200 million in negative cash over 21 months and a near-total loss of revenue tied to tolls.
- The Municipality of Lima is evaluating three avenues to assume transitory control: seeking authorization from international arbitrators, petitioning the Puente Piedra judge who ordered the suspension, or requesting action from the Ombudsman’s Office.
- The company has stated it will comply with the court order at the two affected booths, while other toll stations—Huaylas, San Pedro, Arica and Quebrada Seca—continue operating normally.
- An expert warned that running the roads without charging tolls would only be sustainable short term without central government funding and said final legal resolution could take up to six months, with summer traffic increases heightening operational pressures.