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Lima Transport Strike Triggers Blockades and Service Reroutes on First Day of 48‑Hour Protest

The stoppage demands urgent protection from extortion and killings targeting drivers.

Overview

  • Bus caravans and pickets blocked key routes in San Juan de Lurigancho, Villa El Salvador and Comas, with some units heading toward Congress.
  • ATU suspended the Metropolitano Puente Piedra feeder and adjusted routes, including shortening Corredor Morado to Bayóvar and El Muro and short‑turning AeroDirecto Ventanilla at Inca Kola.
  • Police escorted convoys and allowed circulation in a single lane to avoid a total halt to traffic during the demonstrations.
  • Universities and institutes such as UNI, PUCP, UNMSM, UARM and UCV moved activities to virtual formats or modified schedules for September 27 and 28.
  • The sector showed internal rifts as the Asociación Nacional de Conductores and the Alianza Nacional led the action while Anitra declined to join and signaled possible measures in October.