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The Supervisory Agency for Investment in Public Transport Infrastructure (Ositrán) indicated that it has intensified supervision efforts on the country's concessioned infrastructure in anticipation of the possible development of the El Niño Phenomenon (2026-2027).
The information was presented by President Verónica Zambrano during her participation in the Economy, Environment, and Consumer Defense Commission of the Senate of the Congress of the Republic.
During the presentation, Zambrano noted that since early 2026, she has been alerting concessionaire companies to adopt the necessary provisions and strengthen their response capacity to potential emergencies that could affect roads, airports, ports, and railways under supervision.
She specified that Ositrán's role is not to replace infrastructure operators but to verify compliance with the obligations established in concession contracts before, during, and after an extreme climatic event.
She also reminded that concessionaires must maintain service levels throughout the year and, in the case of roads, guarantee the passability of routes even in emergency situations.
As part of preventive actions, the Regulator is verifying, through its on-site supervisors, the condition of drainage systems, culverts, bridges, slopes, river defenses, and other critical infrastructure points, in addition to checking the availability of equipment, personnel, contingency plans, and communication systems for emergency response.
The supervision strategy also includes permanent monitoring during the occurrence of the phenomenon to identify impacts on contractual obligations and verify the continuity of services.
Subsequently, Ositrán will evaluate the restoration of affected infrastructure, the execution of corrective measures, and, if applicable, the determination of responsibilities for contractual breaches.
The period of greatest vigilance will be concentrated between November 2026 and March 2027, a stage considered critical due to the possibility of intense rainfall associated with the FEN.
During her presentation, the head of Ositrán was questioned by senators about the status of bridges on concessioned roads, the Unified Airport Usage Fee (TUUA) for transfers, the progress of Line 2 of the Lima Metro, and the agency's competencies in the Port of Chancay.
In this regard, she warned about the situation of 99 bridges located on concessioned roads that require attention, of which 88 still do not register interventions. She explained that, in several cases, contracts only oblige concessionaires to carry out maintenance work, while major interventions correspond to the State, which is why she urged strengthening preventive actions against the risks posed by these structures.
Regarding the transfer TUUA of Jorge Chávez International Airport (AIJC), she explained that its application was already foreseen in Addendum 6 signed between the Peruvian State and the concessionaire.
She indicated that the main observations from users are linked to the collection mechanism, due to the fact that this fee was not incorporated into the air ticket, as occurs with other airport taxes.
Likewise, she reiterated that Ositrán maintains supervision efforts at the Port of Chancay in matters related to user service, complaint management, and compliance with the principle of non-discrimination. She specified that the controversy over the agency's competencies in said infrastructure is pending resolution by the Constitutional Court.
Regarding Line 2 of the Lima and Callao Metro, Zambrano expressed concern about the accumulated delays and pointed out that the lack of a current timeline, after problems with land release and the pandemic, makes it difficult to project a definite date for the completion of the work.
