Lima Expresa: Evitamiento and Yellow Line toll increases less than annual inflation

concession company express lime assured that the increase in fees for the use through avoidance (4.76%) and Express yellow line less than annual inflation (8.87%).

Since last Sunday, the rate applicable to the use of both roads is S/6.60 for passenger cars and per toll axle for trucks and heavy vehicles.

In a statement, the concessionaire explained that the annual adjustment mechanism is based on inflation and changes in the dollar exchange rate between February 1, 2022 and January 31, 2023. This modification, he points out, is enshrined in the concession agreement.

“The new update (+S/0.30) represents an annual gain of 4.76%, much lower than the 2023 annualized national inflation of 8.87%,” the company said in a statement.

Involved funds

express lime He also mentioned that, like other road network concessionaires, it is self-financed; that is, it has no funding from the public sector.

“In this sense, the funds collected from the fees for the use of infrastructure are managed by the trust, which is responsible for paying for the construction, operation and maintenance of the concessioned expressways,” he said.

He added that since January of this year, more than six concessions of the national road network have also updated their tariffs in accordance with their agreements.