📋 Tender Overview
Interventions will allow safer and more efficient circulation on the Puente Ricardo Palma-La Oroya and La Oroya-Huancayo sections.The Ministry of Transportation and Communications, through its General Directorate of Transportation Programs and Projects, reports that maintenance work is being carried out on the Puente Ricardo Palma-La Oroya and La Oroya-Huancayo sections, both of the Central Highway.
The interventions will improve the rolling conditions of the road, increase road safety and contribute to reducing the deterioration of the pavement, benefiting both passenger transport and the transfer of goods between Lima and the central area of the country. These actions are part of the conservation efforts of one of the main routes of national integration and support for economic activity.
The work, carried out by the Deviandes Concessionaire, includes the milling of the existing asphalt layer and its subsequent leveling with a new layer of hot mix asphalt in the section between km 43+000 and km 163+000, corresponding to the Puente Ricardo Palma-La Oroya sector. These tasks, which began on July 4 and will conclude on August 4, 2026, are carried out from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. m. to 6:00 p.m. m.
Likewise, in the La Oroya-Huancayo section, between km 25+000 and km 97+000, milling and leveling work will be carried out with a hot asphalt layer from July 30 to August 5, 2026, from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. m. to 6:00 p.m. m.
In addition, caution must be taken due to the temporary closure of the middle of the road in the San Mateo-El Infiernillo sector, between km 97+000 and km 97+500 of the Puente Ricardo Palma - La Oroya section, from July 13 to 19, 2026, which will be carried out 24 hours a day.
While the works are being carried out, vehicular traffic will remain enabled by a single lane in the intervened sectors, so users are urged to respect the temporary signage, heed the instructions of the control personnel and drive with caution.
The MTC reaffirms its commitment to promoting the permanent maintenance of the National Road Network to guarantee a safe, efficient infrastructure at the service of the economic and social development of the country.
