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Lima Fast-Tracks New Expressways as Vía Expresa Sur Clogs and Vía Expresa Norte Breaks Ground

Experts warn that building without complete technical dossiers raises safety and cost risks.

Overview

  • Peak-hour delays of up to 50 minutes were reported on Vía Expresa Sur, where drivers cited missing signals and poor traffic control, with minor crashes but no serious injuries recorded.
  • Excavation work has begun for Vía Expresa Norte along avenida Universitaria as a planned 8.5 km exclusive Metropolitano corridor with 15 stations, four interchanges and an estimated S/347.6 million cost over roughly two years.
  • Local reporting notes the project is proceeding under a fast-track approach without a finished technical dossier, and residents along key stretches face detours and a 75‑day closure of auxiliary roads between Tomás Valle and Angélica Gamarra.
  • The ATU told reporters that details and responsibility for Vía Expresa Norte rest with EMAPE, leaving questions about the transport authority’s role in a corridor tied to the Metropolitano system.
  • The municipality has also started the Próceres‑Wiesse corridor in San Juan de Lurigancho—6.16 km with four grade separations—while Corredor Morado says the design scraps its return lane and is evaluating an infraction complaint.