Overview
- Average speeds sit at about 14.2 km/h in the morning and fall to roughly 11 km/h around 7 p.m., leaving Lima slower than Mexico City, Bogotá and Santiago and ranking seventh worldwide in congestion.
- Annual traffic costs are estimated between S/20 billion by the central bank and S/27.7 billion by AFIN, reflecting lost productivity, extra fuel use and higher logistics expenses.
- From 2015 to 2024 Lima’s vehicle fleet grew about 40%—more than 600,000 additional vehicles—while the departmental road network expanded only around 7%.
- The integrated transit system serves roughly 8% of residents, with the MEF reporting that 83% of the planned network is not yet implemented and much of what exists is in poor condition.
- Specialists and the AAP call for modern signal control, route and stop reorganization, BRT and metro expansion, formalization and cleaner fleet renewal, noting that large projects advance even as contract management and fiscal risks persist.