Cristo Redentor Pass: A preventive closure has been announced for this Monday.

This Monday, August 18, the Cristo Redentor International Pass will be closed to all vehicles in both directions as a precautionary measure . This was announced by the National Directorate for Technical Border Affairs.

And they detailed: "After analyzing the various meteorological reports, the technical teams concluded that, from 1 p.m. until early Tuesday morning , an unstable front with snowfall in the mountains was entering mainly in the Argentine sector, making it impossible to guarantee safe traffic conditions under these conditions."

The Los Andes Provincial Presidential Delegation echoed the news and confirmed the decision of both coordinators "based on reports from Chilean and Argentine road authorities." They also explained that it is due to the unstable weather conditions reported in the mountains since Monday afternoon.

The situation "affects safe transit for users." They also encouraged travelers to monitor the Twitter accounts @UPFronterizos or @CFLosLibertador to stay informed about border crossing conditions before their trip.