According to Roads, the tariff update is due to the considerable increase registered in the variation in prices of the areas of operation, conservation and maintenance and support services.
The tolls of national road corridors, which include some accesses to the City of Buenos Aires, will increase 200% from this Friday. After having completed the citizen participation process, National Roads approved the implementation of the new tariff schedules for sections I to X of national routes, concessioned by the company Corredores Viales SA
Meanwhile, more business sectors are joining in criticizing the Government for the rate adjustments that affect their costs. Now it was the Freight Motor Transport Federation (FADEEAC) that considered a “dislate” the 200% increases in tolls that will take effect from this Friday.
“An increase of such magnitude based on December 2023, when the last update was made, is doubly incomprehensible: first of all, for the precarious situation of the routescharacterized by insufficient maintenance and as a result of that, an increase in accidents, and secondly taking into account the disinflation process that the current national administration intends to carry out,” said Roberto Guarnieri, President of FADEEAC.
Tolls: how much does the rate cost starting this Friday
The tariff update will raise the cost of the toll for cars from $300 to $900 in rush hour for accesses to CABA (Riccheri–Ezeiza–Cañuelas Highway) and in any time slot for the rest of the sections located in La Pampa, Santa Fe, Córdoba, San Luis, Mendoza, Corrientes, Chaco, Misiones, Santiago del Estero , Tucumán, Salta and Jujuy.
The official text determined that the approved tariff tables “will be effective upon being made known to users through their publication for two consecutive days, in at least two of the main journalistic media in the area of influence, in advance. to its application”, so they will begin to govern starting this Friday, April 26 at 00 hours.
From Roads they explained that “the toll rate update is due to the considerable increase registered in the variation in prices of certain main components of the areas of operation, conservation and maintenance and support services, which affect the level of provision of services to the public.” user” and remembered that “The last update had been made in November 2023.”
In addition, they anticipated that there will be a new increase in June, indicating that “according to a new guideline from the national government, Starting in June, a monthly rate review procedure will be carried out. in order to avoid delays that could affect the provision of services in the road corridors in question.”
The new rates on the Ricchieri Highway
- Motorcycles: $350
- Vehicles with up to 2 axles and up to 2.10 meters high: $700 (and $900 during peak hours)
- Vehicles with up to 2 axles and more than 2.10 meters high or double wheel: $1,400 (and $1,800 during peak hours)
- Vehicles with 3 or 4 axles and up to 2.10 meters high: $1,400 (and $1,800 during peak hours)
- Vehicles with 3 or 4 axles and more than 2.10 meters high or double wheel: $2,100 (and $2,700 during peak hours)
- Vehicles with 5 or 6 axles: $2800 (and $3600 during peak hours)
- Vehicles with more than 6 axles: $3500 (and $4500 during peak hours)
The new values on national routes
- Vehicles with up to 2 axles and up to 2.10 meters high: $900 (previously $300)
- Vehicles with up to 2 axles and more than 2.10 meters high or double wheel: $1800 (previously $600)
- Vehicles with 3 or 4 axles and up to 2.10 meters high: $1800 (previously $600)
- Vehicles with 3 or 4 axles and more than 2.10 meters high or double wheel: $2700 (previously $900)
- Vehicles with 5 or 6 axles: $3600 (previously $1200)
- Vehicles with more than 6 axles: $4500 (previously $1500)
The corridors that increase their tolls
- Corridor I (Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Salta and Jujuy): – Fernández, – La Florida, – Molle Yaco – Cabeza de Buey
- Corridor II (Province of Buenos Aires); – Junin
- Corridor III (Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones): Colonia Victoria – Santa Ana – Ituzaingó – Riachuelo – Gral. Belgrano – Makallé
- Corridor IV (San Luis, Córdoba, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires)– Larena – Solís – One-Eyed Venison – Sampacho
- Corridor V (Santa Fe, Córdoba and Santiago del Estero) – San Vicente – Ceres – Franck – Devoto
- Corridor VI (Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Córdoba) – Zárate – Gral. Lagos – Carcarañá – James Craik
- Corridor VII (Buenos Aires) – Vasconia – Uribelarrea – Hinojo – El Dorado – Cañuelas
- Corridor VIII (Mendoza, Córdoba, Santa Fe and Buenos Aires) – Villa Espil – Vicuña Mackenna – La Paz – Junín
- Corridor IX (Buenos Aires) – Boulogne Sur Mer – Central Market – Monte Grande – Ezeiza – Tristán Suárez – Riccheri – Donovan
- Corridor X (La Pampa and Buenos Aires) – Trenque Lauquen – Olivera – July 9
Source: Ambito
