Overview
- Binational coordinators reopened the Argentina–Chile mountain crossing around 8:30 a.m. Friday for all vehicle types in both directions after safety assessments.
- By midday, Gendarmería reported four to five hours of waiting to enter Chile at Los Libertadores and about one hour to reenter Argentina at Horcones.
- Police and border agencies escorted 170 to 200 queued vehicles from Uspallata in controlled convoys to manage flow and reduce crash risks.
- The corridor had been closed since Wednesday night because of storm forecasts and a confirmed rock-and-mud slide on Route 7 at Cruz Verde that road crews cleared.
- Officials are monitoring conditions and directing travelers to official status apps as heavy seasonal traffic, estimated at 7,000–8,000 people per day, may keep delays high.