Milei's government seeks to eliminate Vialidad Nacional and continue cutting expenses

The Government of Javier Milei is considering the possibility of issuing a decree to merge National Highway Administration, an icon of Kirchnerist corruption, with two other key agencies linked to public works. The proposal includes the integration of National Highway Administration with Road Corridors and the Road Safety Agency, which would result in the disappearance of the main agency, which has already been paralyzed, and its transformation into a smaller structure. Meanwhile, in other sectors of the State, the Minister of Deregulation, Federico Sturzenegger, is focused on disbanding areas responsible for public works at the national level and is reportedly working on drafting the decree. Last week, the Milei Government announced the suspension of most road works under the responsibility of National Highway Administration, of which only those in four provinces will continue.

closure of various National Highway Administration officesdismissal of 50% of its staffstaff would be reduced from 5,400 to about 3,800 workers and techniciansbidding for the operation and maintenancenew concession scheme for the operationhaving the private sector take over managementreducing the deficitmaking expenses transparentbalancing public accountsintegrate the three areas into a single structuremore than 8,500 kilometers (5,282 miles) of routes9,342 kilometers (5,804 miles) will be tendered distributed in thirteen sections20% of the national road networkconcentrating 80% of the traffic