The Minister of Public Works, Jessica López, reported that during the National Holidays The exit of more than one million vehicles from the Metropolitan Region to different areas of the country is expected. To face the massive circulation, measures will be applied that seek to decongest the roads and facilitate transfers, with special focus on the days of greater vehicular flow, which will be concentrated on Friday 12, Saturday 13, Wednesday 17 and Thursday, September 18.
Toll to Luca on key dates of national holidays
The traditional “Toll A Luca ”will be in force for light cars during specific days and schedules. The benefit will be applied in the main exit and return tolls to the capital, allowing drivers to save in the middle of the strong movement generated by the National Holidays. The measure seeks to encourage the planning of trips in less congested time stripes.
In addition to the “toll to Luca”, special discounts will be applied for two or more axes trucks, with 50% discounts in the rates. These provisions intend to improve the fluidity on the routes and reduce the delays that usually occur in long holidays such as National Holidays. Authorities recommended motorists to inform themselves about the highest traffic schedules before starting their displacements.
Detailed toll schedules A Luca at Fiestas Patrias
- The official schedule of the National Holidays contemplate specific time slots for the benefit
- Saturday, September 13: From 07:00 to 09:00 hours.
- Wednesday 17 and Thursday, September 18: From 07:00 to 09:00 hours.
- Saturday, September 20: from 07:00 to 1:00 p.m.
- Sunday, September 21: from 07:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Official records estimate that during the holiday 1,089,919 vehicles of the capital will be, which makes this period one of the most intense of the year in terms of vehicular movement. The authorities project that the main routes to the coast and the south will be the most used. Therefore, the implementation of “toll to Luca” and discounts for transporters seeks to relieve pressure on roads in the critical days of the National Holidays.
