Overview
- The Lima Central Highway Police ordered a complete shutdown at 12:20 a.m. local time after a rock-and-soil slide at km 53 in Tornamesa, San Bartolomé, Huarochirí.
- Traffic remains stopped from km 48 at the Corcona toll as teams assess slope stability and work to clear debris.
- Road concessionaire Deviandes confirmed the incident and has personnel and heavy machinery on site to remove material and evaluate conditions.
- Authorities attribute the collapse to ongoing rains in the Andean corridor, with the potential for additional falls under review.
- More than 100 firefighters with 35 units were deployed, no reopening time has been given, and drivers are advised to avoid the route linking Lima with Junín, Pasco, Huancavelica and Huánuco.