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Lima Extends Panamericana Sur Contraflow for Sunday Return to the Capital

The rerouting targets the beach‑season traffic surge with on‑route policing.

Overview

  • From 4 p.m. to midnight on March 1, the contraflow operates between Santa María del Mar and the Atocongo bridge as part of Plan Verano 2026.
  • Two southbound lanes are reversed to create five lanes toward Lima, leaving a single southbound lane that is diverted via the Antigua Panamericana Sur at the Puente Arica.
  • The National Police oversee operations with Armed Forces support, with controlled boarding points and a segregated lane for public transport during a marcha blanca before cargo-traffic sanctions.
  • EMAPE estimates travel times on the affected stretch could fall from about 90 minutes to roughly 45 minutes, with the scheme scheduled to run again on Sunday, April 5.
  • In Arequipa, temporary two‑way traffic is enabled on avenida Juan de la Torre as uphill paving pauses until at least March 2 due to Sedapar, and Lima’s Línea Amarilla tunnel toward downtown has a two‑hour, two‑lane closure at midnight that prohibits wide loads.