National Route A002 Autopista Teniente General Pablo Riccheri connects

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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

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, and Ezeiza. The freeway travels through the cities of (from north to south)

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, Tapiales, Aldo Bonzi, Ciudad Evita, and Ezeiza. The freeway was scene of the Ezeiza Massacre, in which at least 13 died in clashes between left and right-wing

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s vying for the best vantage points from which to view the motorcade for exiled former President

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upon his return to Argentina on June 20, 1973. It was leased to ''Autopistas del Sur'' in 1994, as part of a

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drive by President

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. The company has established a system of

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tubes and computers, carrying the money collected from the

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s to a safe location. Approximately 4.5 million vehicles pass through the Riccheri toll plaza, located in Ciudad Madero, per month.

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