Monay-IESS Interchange Reaches 40%, First Viaduct Targeted For September

The Monay-IESS interchange has reached about 40% physical progress, with officials aiming to open the first viaduct in September 2026.

For Cuenca drivers, this is one of the bigger road projects to watch. It sits on the Cuenca-Azogues corridor and is meant to reorganize traffic at one of the city's heavier pressure points.

What Officials Inspected

Acting Infrastructure and Transport Minister Paolo Carpio, Vice Minister Byron Franco and Azuay Governor Xavier Bermudez inspected the project with technical teams and construction-sector personnel on June 26, 2026.

Carpio said the project has an investment of about $43 million.

The first viaduct, in the Azogues-Cuenca direction, already has its main beams installed and is in the final structural assembly phase. Its opening to traffic is planned for early September.

What Comes Next

When the first viaduct opens, officials expect work to begin on the second viaduct in the opposite direction.

The project also includes an approximately 400-meter depressed passage, rehabilitation of access roads, undergrounding of basic-service networks, slope stabilization and retaining walls.

The full design includes connections with secondary streets in the sector and a reorganization of vehicle flow in a point that carries about 69,000 vehicles per day.

More Interchanges Planned

Carpio also announced the contracting of two new interchanges. He said officials are in the preparatory stage to launch bidding for the Gapal and 12 de Octubre distributors.

For now, the practical date to remember is early September, when the first Monay-IESS viaduct is expected to begin taking traffic.

Source: El Mercurio