Overview
- Provías confirmed it terminated the technical-assistance contract with PMO Vías and formally asked the French embassy to name a new project adviser, stressing the G2G framework remains active.
- The finance ministry pledged to unveil an “integral solution” in the first week of March and is weighing mixed or APP-style financing with revenue mechanisms to make the project viable.
- Provías said the Vía Expresa Santa Rosa viaduct award to Consorcio Chalaco cannot be signed because the 2026 budget assigned zero to that item, and it is seeking fiscal space to proceed.
- For the Nueva Carretera Central, authorities seek roughly a 30% downpayment this year to launch the Pariachi tunnel and plan sequential land release with the housing ministry while awaiting the new adviser.
- PMO Vías rejected corruption allegations and reserved legal action, as legal experts warn any arbitration could delay works by about one to one-and-a-half years; regional leaders in Junín announced a 48-hour strike call over the uncertainty.