In January this year, López Aliaga said he will have to “renegotiate” the toll contracts, despite the fact that during the campaign he promised to “eliminate” them.

Obvious uneasiness caused the drivers to announce quick lime of a new increase in the price of the tolls. Through a press release, the company indicated that from Sunday, February 26, 2023, at 00:00, the increase will be applied. for the use of infrastructure and services in the Siding and the expressway yellow line.

“It’s abuse, it affects everyone. The campaign promise of ‘Pork‘Where is he?’, was one of the complaints recorded by the América TV news, when questioning the drivers about the increase in toll rate.

During the campaign for mayor of the metropolis of Lima, Rafael Lopez Aliagaeven as a candidate popular revival, was one of the fiercest critics of the tolls. Moreover, after learning of the results that gave him the winner of the vote, he promised that the contracts that give the green light to these charges would be canceled, if they did not comply with the demands for the benefit of the people.

The new increase has caused unrest among drivers.
The new increase has caused unrest among drivers.

“I’ve sat down with them (operators) before and said, ‘Or you lower the Ring to the initial contract at S/3, they make alternative routes for people who live, for example, in Puente Piedra, they finish Prialé 2 and Canta Callao (to decongest Lima Norte), they make me the third floor of Javier Prado in Villa the Savior. They do all this work for me or we declare the contract void,” he told Exitosa radio on October 4, 2022.

A few months before this interview, Lopez Aliaga said for journalist Mávila Huertas: “No more tolls I tell you, the tolls go back to emap no matter how much it hurts. I disagree with the corrupt and that’s what sets me free.

“Loss, ugly, ugly. We were already over the S/6.30 thing and now S/6.60 is abuse,” said another outraged citizen at the wheel. One of those consulted accused the late former mayor of Lima, Luis Castañeda Lossio, and mayor Susana Villarán of “approving” these “abusive contracts”.

The toll rate has risen to 6.60 soles for light vehicles and, for each taxable axle, for goods and heavy goods vehicles.  (Andean)
The toll rate has risen to 6.60 soles for light vehicles and, for each taxable axle, for goods and heavy goods vehicles. (Andean)

“It affects too much, the minimum wage goes up a little and everything stops going up. Apart from all the situation we are going through and the complications at work, we are getting worse every day,” said another driver.

In his statement, quick lime Indian: The concession contract establishes that the tariff must be updated annually when the prices of goods and services vary, such as those of electricity, gas, chicken, among others, and the dollar. In this way, the operation and maintenance of the roads maintain their high quality standards, guaranteeing the sustainability of the company”.

“If Lima Expresa does not respect what the contract says and we do not update the tariff, it could be fined by the MML (Metropolitan Municipality of Lima),” he added.

Drivers clarified that the increase in tolls affects their pocket.  (Andean)
Drivers clarified that the increase in tolls affects their pocket. (Andean)

According to the company, the annual readjustment mechanism is based on the index of inflation and the variation in the dollar exchange rate between the period from February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023, as established by the concession contract.

“The new update of S/0.30 (so far it is at S/.6.30) represents an annual increase of 4.76%, well below annualized inflation as of January 31, 2023 ( 8.66%),” he said.

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