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Mendoza Formalizes Contracts and Sets Start Dates for Three Major Road Upgrades

The provincial government says the moves will speed work on crowded corridors to cut travel time, boost safety and use Fondos del Resarcimiento for locally prioritized projects.

Overview

  • Decree 1138 formalized the Acceso Este (Ruta Provincial 22) award to the UTE Ayfra S.R.L.‑Green S.A. and officials said work will begin in July under a basic contract of about $63.9 billion and a total program cost reported near $88.5 billion.
  • Evaluators chose the Ayfra‑Green offer because it cut the execution schedule from 30 to 22 months and earned the highest technical score, a decision driven by the corridor’s very high volumes of traffic and an investment‑return study that valued an eight‑month acceleration at roughly $478 million.
  • On June 11 the province opened economic bids for the new 60‑metre bridge at Aristóbulo del Valle on Acceso Sur, receiving ten offers; the project has an official budget of about $5.7 billion, a 13‑month term and will be financed with Fondos del Resarcimiento.
  • The broader Acceso Sur restructuring was confirmed to start August 1 and will proceed in two simultaneous contracts already adjudicated for different stretches, with Paso–Azcuénaga awarded to CEOSA and Azcuénaga–RN7 to a Da Fré/Ivica/Dumandzic UTE, and traffic plans calling for sectional full closures with detours via collector roads.
  • A separate tender for a 38.6 km repaving of Ruta Provincial 39 drew ten offers and includes widening the carriageway to 7.30 metres and a new roundabout at RN11; the province is staging works, coordinating municipal detours and phasing budgets through 2025–2028 to limit disruption and improve local connectivity and safety.