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President Noboa says the Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme and Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje highways will be concessioned with tolls and receive over $50 million in investment. He also cited impressive safety stats: under 12 homicides in Cuenca, a 26% drop in violent deaths nationally, and extortion down 40%.

Cuenca's biggest infrastructure project — the $43 million Monay-IESS interchange — is 24% complete, with new nightly highway closures starting today. Here's what's closed, what the detour routes are, and when you can expect relief.