# Jujuy National Route 34 construction resumption

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/jujuy-national-route-34-construction-halt
> Updated: 2026-08-26T13:50:51.000Z. Sources: 20. Developments: 3.

Construction on National Route 34 in Jujuy, Argentina, has been halted due to a significant debt owed by the National Road Administration (Vialidad Nacional) to the contractor Chediack. Unpaid work certificates, estimated between 19,000 and 23,000 million pesos, led to the dismissal of approximately 180 workers and a state of alert declared by the construction union, UOCRA. The union conducted assemblies and partial road blockades on National Routes 1 and 34 to protest the stoppage of the project, which is more than 50% complete.

Following negotiations by the provincial government in Buenos Aires and the release of federal funds, work is scheduled to resume gradually on September 1. Infrastructure Minister Carlos Stanic confirmed that the contractor has begun preliminary site preparation. However, a debt of approximately 7,000 million pesos remains outstanding.

In a broader shift in national infrastructure management, the Ministry of Economy is advancing plans to transfer the operation and maintenance of strategic corridors to private firms. This includes the 20-year concession of the Central-North section of Route 34 to José Cartellone Construcciones Civiles S.A., which is expected to introduce new toll stations in the Castellanos department by 2027.

## Claims

- Construction work on National Route 34 will resume gradually starting September 1. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The national government made two payments to the company in charge of the Route 34 works. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- There is an outstanding debt of approximately 7,000 million pesos owed to the construction company. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Construction on National Route 34 will resume gradually starting September 1. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- José Cartellone Construcciones Civiles S.A. was awarded the concession for the Central-North section of National Route 34. (single source)
- Two new toll booths will be established in the Castellanos Department by 2027. (single source)
- The concession covers more than 500 kilometers between Santa Fe and Santiago del Estero. (single source)
- José Cartellone Construcciones Civiles S.A. was awarded the concession for the Central-North section of Route 34. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-08-26: Argentina advances road infrastructure through private concessions

Argentina is restructuring its road infrastructure through private concessions, new toll implementations, and the resumption of various provincial and national highway works.

15 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/national-route-34-construction-resumes-and-new-concessions-awarded

### 2026-08-17: Jujuy highway project halted due to national debt

Construction works on Argentina's National Route 34 have been suspended due to a multi-billion peso debt owed by the national government, leading to 180 layoffs and union protests in Jujuy.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/jujuy-highway-project-halted-due-to-national-debt

### 2026-08-12: Jujuy construction workers dismissed as Route 34 works halt

180 construction workers in Jujuy, Argentina, have been dismissed following the permanent halt of works on National Route 34 due to an estimated 23,000 million peso debt owed by Vialidad Nacional.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/jujuy-construction-workers-dismissed-as-route-34-works-halt

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