Who runs the Palín–Escuintla highway to Puerto Quetzal and is there a toll?

The Palín–Escuintla Highway (CA-9 South, the route out to Puerto Quetzal) was awarded as a 25-year concession to Marhnos S.A. in 1997; the concession expired on 30 April 2023. The CIV has run it since May 1, 2023 and formally took delivery of the road on Jul 31, 2024. No toll is charged at present, and the CIV is weighing reinstating one with weighbridges for heavy cargo. Reconstruction of the sinkhole at km 44 had an end date of 31 March (the year of the report was not confirmed).