Transportation

Azuay road crews are working on the Zhucay-Tutupali and Sústag-Soldados routes. Drivers should expect timed restrictions, partial traffic, and machinery delays.

Most cooperatives at Cuenca bus terminal began applying a 25% increase on August 1, with new fares and anti-rounding controls now in effect.

Starting August 3, Cuenca’s Line 12 will stop at Plaza Cochapamba instead of beside the Baños cemetery. The change will begin as a one-month pilot.

Cuenca's Tranvia expects a broad restock of reloadable cards at authorized sales points by mid-August. The system has been operating with minimal card inventory after a procurement problem interrupted normal sales.

EMOV says a Comptroller General report questioned why Cuenca's road-safety equipment stopped operating. The issue is headed to the EMOV board, where officials are expected to decide what happens next.

Cuenca’s tram card shortage is expected to continue while the city waits on an emergency purchase. For now, riders without a card may need to pay $1 per trip, use a bank-linked app, or buy tickets from machines at the system’s stations.

New yellow lines along the road to Miraflores have blocked parking in both directions, drawing complaints from nearby businesses. EMOV says the measure responds to pedestrian-safety concerns, but a new round of signage is now expected after a meeting with merchants.

The planned Gapal interchange has an August 14 proposal deadline, a $21.0 million reference budget, and a 540-day construction window on the Cuenca-Azogues corridor.

Cuenca expects the first results between July and August from four mobility studies tied to the Centro Histórico Bajo en Emisiones project. The package covers new bike lanes, public-bike stations, complete streets or superblocks, and electric bus planning.