The Priority Road Infrastructure Law (Decree 29-2024)

Dossier: The legal framework for foreign investment02-marco-legal.md
Domain: Public-private partnerships and road workslegal-infraestructura
Room: Law/ley
Audited: not audited

Decree 29-2024 was approved on 12 November 2024, published in the Diario de Centro América on 3 December 2024. Its entry into force is PER ARTICLE, not wholesale: the bulk of the decree took effect on the general schedule, but articles 89–91 apply from 1 July 2026 and article 92 enters into force on 1 January 2027. It establishes a special regime for road contracting and creates the Directorate of Priority Road Projects (DIPP) inside the Ministry of Communications (CIV), with functional, economic-financial, technical and administrative independence. It gives priority to strategic routes, including the CA-10, CA-11 and CA-12.

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Figures

Decree 29-2024 approvedAGN: 12 November 20242024
Published in the Diario de Centro AméricaAGN: 3 December 20242024
Entry into forcetexto del decreto (calendario por artículo verificado por la capa de estrategia, 29-ago-2026): per article: general rule 30 days after publication; arts. 89–91 from 1 Jul 2026; art. 92 from 1 Jan 20272024–2027

Caveat

Corrected 30-Aug-2026: this record claimed a blanket entry into force 30 days on; the decree staggers it by article (arts. 89–91: 1-Jul-2026; art. 92: 1-Jan-2027). Confirm against the text published in the DCA when the instrument is linked.

Sources

AGN — Gobierno publica la Ley de Infraestructura Vial Prioritariaagn.gtconsulted Aug 19, 2026
Congreso de la República — Ley de Infraestructura Vial Prioritaria (2024)congreso.gob.gtconsulted Aug 19, 2026
Carrillo & Asociados — Nueva Ley de Infraestructura Vial Prioritariacarrillolaw.comconsulted Aug 19, 2026

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