Toll at “Luca”, rush hours and massive departure of 800 thousand vehicles during these end-of-year celebrations

End of year and many people take advantage of this opportunity to leave the capital to party. Faced with this, the massive departure of many vehicles is expected and the Minister of Public Works, Jessica López, announced a set of measures that will be implemented on the main roads.

“We are facing two long weekends because of the end-of-year holidays, during which we anticipate a total of more than 800,000 vehicles leaving Santiago, which requires us to coordinate a set of measures with the Carabineros and the concessionaires, thinking of “this everyone makes the best possible trip and can enjoy these festivities”, reported the minister Jessica López accompanied by the general director of concessions of the MOP, Juan Manuel Sánchez.

The closest is this long Christmas weekend, when the departure of 350 thousand vehicles from Santiago is expected, and the greatest flow on the roads is expected this Friday, December 22 and Saturday, December 23, while the return will be registered mainly Monday 25.

The busiest times on the roads will be this Friday 22 between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The return on Monday will peak from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Secretary of State explained that “for Christmas we will have a reinforcement of service personnel and assistance vehicles on the road, in addition to preventive and emergency patrols. In the meantime, for the new year we will apply traditional measures, such as: toll in Luca, reduction of fares for trucks and 3×1 in the case of route 68 Valparaíso – Santiago, to facilitate the return to the capital.

“The call to drivers is to plan their trips carefully, avoid the most congested periods and, above all, drive responsibly to avoid accidents, which have an impact on people’s lives and also on the functioning of the routes which will be very important. traffic,” added Minister López.

This Christmas, all dealerships will strengthen their service teams, roadside assistance vehicles and accident response protocols.

For New Year’s Eve, there will be a toll for Luca for departure on Friday 29 and Saturday 30, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the tolls: Angostura (Route 5 South), Las Vegas (Route 5 North) and Lo Prado and Zapata ( Route 68). There will also be a reduced toll of 50% for trucks for departure on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 from 00:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. at the Angostura (Route 5 South), Las Vegas (Route 5 North) and Lo Prado tollbooths and Zapata (Route 68).

Finally, for the return of the New Year, on Monday January 1, 2024, there will be a 3×1 system on route 68, this from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. between the Enlace Costanera and the Enlace Pudahuel, with the aim of facilitating the return of Valparaíso at the Enlace Costanera. capital.

The head of the Carabinieri Transit Area, Roads and Road Safety, General Marcela González, confirmed that “the Carabinieri will have a contingent of more than 1,000 Carabinieri deployed on all roads in the country. This deployment will not only be done on the routes, but also by carrying out checks at bus stations and also in the busiest places.

“More than 2,000 people die each year as a result of road accidents. The main causes are excessive speed, alcohol consumption and their combination. This is why we call on all to assume the greatest responsibility in driving,” added General Marcela González.