National Route A004 is a four-lane
highway
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connecting
National Route 1 (mostly known as the "
Buenos Aires
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La Plata
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highway") at km marker 31 with the Juan María Gutiérrez Roundabout in
Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires (, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of B ...
. The road extends for (numbered km 31 to 30), all within the limits of
Berazategui Partido
Berazategui is a Partidos of Buenos Aires, partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. With an area of and a population of 320,224 (), it is at the southeast of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conglomerate, and its capital is Berazategui city.
I ...
in
Buenos Aires Province
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,
Argentina
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.
This road is the obligatory route for the vacation destinations of
Mar del Plata
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and other cities along the coast of Buenos Aires Province as it connects with
Autovía 2, so it has high volumes of traffic during the summer months and
Easter
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.
The A004 is currently operated by AUBASA ("Autopistas de Buenos Aires S.A."), a
state-owned
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company owned by the Government of Buenos Aires Province, which also manages the
NR 1 and most routes to the cities of ''Costa Atlántica''.
Overview
The highway runs (northeast to southwest) through the towns of
Guillermo Enrique Hudson and Juan María Gutiérrez and was built over the old Gutiérrez–Hudson and Valentín Vergara avenues. The latter one was the border of the partidos of
Berazategui
Berazategui is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located to the south-east of Quilmes. It is the head town of the Berazategui Partido
Berazategui is a Partidos of Buenos Aires, partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. With an ar ...
and
Florencio Varela.
The road was opened to the public on 17 November 1995, starting at the southern end at the Juan María Gutiérrez roundabout. Many important roads connected at this point, including PR 36 to the north and south, PR Route 1 (mostly known as "Camino General Belgrano"), and this highway. This dangerous cross required a bridge to be built over the roundabout so traffic coming from the Buenos Aires–La Plata highway could continue to the coast without reducing speed. This bridge was opened in 1996.
The construction company that built it has the concession of the road until 30 June 2017.
Major intersections
Notes
References
External links
AUBASA operator
{{National Roads in Argentina
National roads in Buenos Aires Province
Tourism in Argentina