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Argentina Privatizes 4,000 KM of Highways | Argentina News

Argentina’s roads are going private—eight companies now control nearly 4,000 km of highways across 11 provinces, set to manage and maintain them for 20 years under a slashed $80% budget. With six in ten kilometers in poor or fair condition, these firms will handle everything from repairs to toll collection, all while the government watches closely. This is part of a sweeping plan to privatize 9,000 km of the country’s busiest routes—carrying 80% of traffic—under President Milei’s radical spending cuts. His “chainsaw” approach has frozen public works, aiming for efficiency and safety through…

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