Overview
- The Economy Ministry said Monday it opened bids for Etapa II‑B of the Federal Concessions Network, drawing 17 offers to operate and upgrade more than 2,500 kilometers of national routes in Córdoba, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa and San Luis.
- A new decree published this month allows nine provinces to sign temporary, revocable deals with the national road agency to concession stretches of federal routes without transferring jurisdiction.
- The model relies on 100% private investment repaid through tolls with no national subsidies, with contracts typically set for 20 years and oversight by Vialidad Nacional based on service levels.
- In Tucumán, Conorvial SA is negotiating a mutual end to the Acceso Sur contract after roughly 15% progress and more than two years of administratively neutralized timelines, with valuation of executed but unpaid work still pending.
- The unfinished southern access at the RN9–RN306 junction now lacks lighting, lane markings and basic signs, and mixes cars with animal carts and unlit motorcycles, raising daily crash risk for commuters and visitors.