The (Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras) mobilized teams across the country in the early hours of Saturday (June 20, 2026) to reopen roads that had been blocked for more than a month in at least 5 Bolivian departments — political-administrative divisions that are equivalent to States in Brazil.
According to information released by ABC, the intervention reestablished circulation on highways considered strategic in the central valleys and western Andes of the country. The action involved civilian teams and companies hired by the state-owned company.
The release of the roads comes after the approval of the , decreed by President Rodrigo Paz in Saturday (Jun 20) and approved by the Legislative Assembly of Bolivia, with a large majority, in the early hours of this Sunday (June 21). The measure is valid for 90 days and allows the government to mobilize the Bolivian Armed Forces to unblock roads blocked by anti-government protesters.
In the Altiplano region – in the west of the country –, where the capital La Paz is located, teams carried out work to remove rubble that covered critical points on urban roads and the La Paz-Oruro highway, which is the main transport route at the top of the country.
In the Potosí department – to the south –, ABC guaranteed complete passability on the Potosí-Ventilla-Challapata-Condo K section, a crucial route for internal trade.
In the east, in the department of Santa Cruz, the road that connects the region to the department of Beni – located in the Bolivian Amazon, to the north – was released after a 19-point agreement with the Federation of San Julián Norte, signed at an interinstitutional dialogue table with the participation of Farfán. This release reestablishes the flow of agricultural products and meat between the north and the industrial hub.
In Cochabamba, in central Bolivia, which serves as the country’s distribution center, the teams opened the call “old road” towards Santa Cruz and the connection route with the department of Chuquisaca – to the south, in addition to enabling the Bombeo section towards the Andean west, reopening the paths to the mountains.
Blockages that persist
Despite advances, points of social conflict still interrupt the RVF (Fundamental Road Network) in 13 sections in 4 different departments. In Cochabamba, the new highway to Santa Cruz remains blocked in sectors such as Puente Ichilo, Puente Ñ, Puente Vinchuta, Puente Sacta and Ichoa, with obstructions also on the roads to Columi and Paracti.
Map of current blockages in Bolivia after an operation to clear roads; 13 points are still blocked
In La Paz, access to Taraco and Guaqui remains closed. While in Oruro, interdepartmental connections with Cochabamba and La Paz remain interrupted in the sections of Japo Kasa, Lequepalca and Patacamaya. In Santa Cruz, there is an allocation in the Ascensión de Guarayos area towards Cerro Grande.
The blockages
Bolivia is facing a political and economic crisis. The demonstrations began with cuts to the fuel subsidy provided by the government and escalated to mass demonstrations after the enactment of a land law.
Protesters blocked roads in protest. The blockades caused shortages of fuel, food and medicine in several cities across the country. ABC recorded 81 blockages in locations such as La Paz, Cochabamba, Potosí, Oruro, Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca on June 5, 2026.
Brazil to Bolivia, after a phone call with the president. A KC-390 cargo plane from the FAB (Brazilian Air Force) transported 21 tons of food to the country.
