Camino de las Altas Cumbres

Increasing traffic and trade between the provinces of Cordoba Mendoza and San Juan needed new roads to expedite travelling times and decrease costs.

For this reason, during the administration of Governor Arturo Zanichelli, an aerial survey of that region of the Sierras Grandes was undertaken to map the topography.

Before starting to implement the project, it was necessary to open side routes to reach fixed sites and to build a complex infrastructure in the mountains that included workshops for vehicle maintenance, equipment and machinery, generators and shelters for workers.

The first part tackled was the west slopes of the Massif de Achala, a section between Paula and Nina Stone Turtle, 11 kilometres roadway length and 10 metres wide.

For finalizing the Way of the high peaks, with the trace and the slopes required for heavy truck traffic and vehicle load, it is necessary to complete the last stage, which will connect with Highway Bosque Alegre Justiniano Allende Posse, linking the cities of Córdoba and Villa Carlos Paz.