Overview
- Authorities reopened the Cristo Redentor tunnel at 11 a.m. for all vehicles with 24-hour, two-way traffic and urged drivers to use caution.
- The corridor had been closed as a preventive step due to forecast snowfall and unsafe high-mountain conditions concentrated on the Chilean side.
- During the shutdown, customs ran until 1 p.m. in Argentina, or noon in Chile, with barriers closing earlier at Uspallata at 11 a.m. and at Guardia Vieja at 10 a.m.
- Pehuenche, the southern crossing in Malargüe, remains closed at least until midday because of ice, rockfall, and rain reported on the Chilean approach.
- This is the main road link between Argentina and Chile, so reopening eases delays for truckers and travelers as forecasters expect several days of fair weather.