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Lima Transport Unrest Deepens: Day Three of Protests and La 50 Suspends SJL Service

Corredor Morado concessionaires reject an aerial-road plan, alleging municipal irregularities to intensify pressure for a coordinated security response.

Overview

  • Transport workers blocked key roads and rallied at Congress on September 27 to demand protection from extortion, shootings and targeted attacks.
  • The ATU reported Corredor Morado services in San Juan de Lurigancho operated only up to Bayóvar, with some feeder routes paused and later restored.
  • Universities including UNI, PUCP and faculties of UNMSM moved in-person classes online for safety during the stoppage.
  • La 50 announced an indefinite halt of its San Juan de Lurigancho route, citing a lack of guarantees following armed attacks on multiple lines.
  • Concesionarias del Corredor Morado said the nearly S/500 million aerial-road project lacks ATU approval and shows contracting irregularities, called public actions from September 29 and sought the removal of Elvira Moscoso from the ATU board.