Overview
- The government formalized 20‑year, fully private concessions for 1,871 kilometers of routes on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, moving operational control of two Etapa II‑A corridors from the state company to private firms.
- Corredor Vial 5 (Construcciones Electromecánicas del Oeste) won the Tramo Pampa and the Rutas Sur Atlántico consortium (Concret Nor, Marcalba, Pose and Coarco) won the Tramo Sur‑Atlántico‑Acceso Sur and have assumed administration and maintenance responsibilities.
- Contracts are structured as 100% private investment over 20 years with Vialidad Nacional supervising performance and service levels rather than providing direct funding.
- Winning toll bids were published at 2,355.37 pesos (Tramo Pampa) and 997 pesos (Tramo Sur‑Atlántico), but companies may only charge those rates after completing contractually required 'optimal condition' works; until then they charge the prior state concession rate adjusted by inflation.
- The agreements set route‑specific upgrade obligations — for example RN3 requires 'ruta segura' shoulder works, a new rotonda and multiple toll booths plus a first‑year program of resurfacing, signage and shoulder maintenance — and the RFC program will continue with Etapa II‑B and Etapa III as the government aims to concession over 9,000 kilometers.