Overview
- The Integrated Cristo Redentor crossing, which reopened at 1 p.m. Argentina time Saturday after a binational review, is carrying traffic again under maximum caution.
- Authorities shut the pass late Friday morning because heavy snow cut visibility and iced the roadway, leaving 600–700 trucks queued on Route 7 and parts of Route 40.
- Temperatures near the tunnel dropped to about −11°C in Las Cuevas, raising a high risk of black ice on the pavement.
- Argentina’s weather service expects moderate to heavy mountain snow with 10 to 30 centimeters of new accumulation, prompting ongoing reviews of restrictions by road crews and border coordinators.
- The nearby Pehuenche crossing remains open for all vehicles with posted hours on both sides and a warning to drive carefully through work zones.