National Route A002 Autopista Teniente General Pablo Riccheri connects
Avenida General Paz
Avenida General Paz (official name Ruta Nacional A001 - National Route A001) is a beltway freeway surrounding the city of Buenos Aires. Roughly following the boundary between the city and Buenos Aires Province, it is one of the few motorways in A ...
with
Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Ezeiza).
History
Established by Decree N°10116 on 29 May 1952, in honor of General
Pablo Riccheri
Pablo Riccheri (August 8, 1859 – July 29, 1936) was an Argentine army officer and minister of war during the second administration of president Julio Roca.
Life and times
Riccheri was born in San Lorenzo, Santa Fe to Catalina Ciufardi and Lazz ...
, the freeway was originally built in 1948 with three lanes on each side. It joins the ''
partidos'' of
La Matanza
''La Matanza'' (Spanish for "The Massacre") refers to a communist- indigenous rebellion in El Salvador that took place between 22 and 25 January 1932. It was succeeded by large-scale government killings in western El Salvador, which resulted ...
,
Esteban Echeverría
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, and
Ezeiza. The freeway travels through the cities of (from north to south)
Ciudad Madero,
Tapiales
Tapiales is a town in Argentina. It is located in La Matanza Partido and forms part of Greater Buenos Aires. Tapiales had a population of 15,158 at the 2001 census.
Tapiales was established in 1902 by Agustín Elía along the recently inaugurat ...
,
Aldo Bonzi
Aldo Bonzi is a town in La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located within the Greater Buenos Aires metro area.
The town owes its name to Turin-born businessman Dr. Aldo Bonzi (1852–1935), who arrived in Argentina in ...
,
Ciudad Evita
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, and
Ezeiza.
The freeway was scene of the
Ezeiza Massacre, in which at least 13 died in clashes between left and right-wing
Peronists vying for the best vantage points from which to view the motorcade for exiled former President
Juan Perón upon his return to Argentina on June 20, 1973.
It was leased to ''Autopistas del Sur'' in 1994, as part of a
privatization
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drive by President
Carlos Menem. The company has established a system of
pneumatic tubes and computers, carrying the money collected from the
toll booths to a safe location. Approximately 4.5 million vehicles pass through the Riccheri toll plaza, located in Ciudad Madero, per month.
Notes and references
Bibliography
National roads in Buenos Aires
National roads in Buenos Aires Province
Tourism in Argentina
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