A strategic urban artery through the Peruvian capital
Lima Expresa operates the Vía de Evitamiento and Vía Expresa Línea Amarilla, two major expressways running through the heart of Lima. The concession carries intense commuter traffic while connecting the city centre to Lima’s international airport, the Port of Callao and key logistics zones. As one of the most heavily used urban highways in Peru, it plays a critical role in metropolitan mobility.
Key facts
- Traffic-risk concession with the Municipality of Lima
- Around 70 million toll transactions per year
- 70% reduction in serious accidents
- 60% reduction in carbon emissions (Scope 1 and 2)
- First 100% automated toll booths
Journeys made safer
Lima Expresa has reduced serious accidents by more than 70% since joining the VINCI Highways network. This progress reflects strengthened operational standards and the deployment of advanced traffic monitoring technologies. Our modernised operational control centre coordinates surveillance, assistance and incident response in real time.
Digital tolling for a faster city
In a dense urban environment like Lima, tolling technology is a powerful tool to keep traffic moving. Lima Expresa has doubled the penetration of electronic toll collection and introduced Peru’s first fully automated toll booths. In partnership with ViaPlus, we are preparing the next step with a new generation back-office platform to further improve transaction speed, reliability and user experience.
A decade of progress
As Lima Expresa reaches ten years within the VINCI Highways network, results are visible across the concession: capacity increased with the opening of Section 2, operational standards strengthened and service quality improved. Teams benefit from the expertise, training and mobility opportunities of a global network.
Bringing environmental solutions
Lima Expresa was the first concessionaire in Peru to introduce electric vehicles in its operational fleet, secure contracts for 100% renewable electricity and install solar panels on toll plazas and operational buildings. These initiatives have reduced our direct emissions by XX% since 2018, while residual emissions are offset through forestry carbon sink projects in the Peruvian Amazon.
Strengthening climate resilience
Along the Rímac River, Lima Expresa faces increasing flood risks linked to El Niño events. We worked with Soletanche Bachy to strengthen riverbank stability and protects infrastructure from erosion using jet-grouting reinforcement, an innoative soil engineering technique, recognised with Peru’s Creatividad Empresarial engineering award.
Ready for the next chapter
Looking ahead, Lima Expresa is preparing a new phase of investment to expand toll plazas, improve access points and develop a new viaduct. Once implemented, these upgrades could save drivers around seven million hours lost in congestion every year, helping keep Lima moving as the city continues to grow.
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