The Argentine government has launched the process for privatizing key transport corridors in the country. Through Resolution 1843/2025, published in the Official Gazette, the call for a public national and international tender for Stage II of the Federal Concessions Network (RFC) has been officially activated. This is a decisive step towards the restructuring of the national road system. The management model has undergone significant changes: the complete elimination of state subsidies. The financial sustainability of the operators will depend exclusively on their efficiency. Under this second stage, the private sector is granted the construction, operation, administration, and maintenance of over 1,800 kilometers of national routes. This initiative aims to improve public finances by discontinuing a scheme that the executive branch describes as 'deficitary' and lacking tangible benefits for users. The contract will cover from Kilometer 65 (the Luján area, Buenos Aires) to the junction with National Route No. 35 (Santa Rosa, La Pampa), a vital corridor for agriculture that has required infrastructure works for years. The launch of the second stage is not an isolated event but follows the adjudication of Stage I of the RFC, completed yesterday. Due to its magnitude, it is subdivided into three operational axes: Southern Sub-trunk (870.55 km): It includes the management of National Routes No. 3 and 205, fundamental routes for connecting with the interior of Buenos Aires Province and for grain transport. Atlantic Sub-trunk (404.32 km): It covers National Route No. 226, a key transversal corridor connecting port and tourist areas. Southern Access (50.30 km): It includes the most critical access points to the City of Buenos Aires and the international airport: the Ezeiza - Cañuelas Highway, the Riccheri Highway, and the Jorge Newbery Highway. Pampa Trunk: This second block tenders an extension of 546.65 kilometers concentrated exclusively on National Route No. 5. The new scheme eliminates Treasury contributions and seeks to reverse the deficit of the previous system.
