- CEO
- Francesc Farre Sanchez
- Full Time Employees
- 686
- Sector
- Industrial services
- Industry
- Engineering & construction
- Address
- Buenos Aires Argentina
- IPO Date
- May 31, 1999
- Business
- Grupo Concesionario del Oeste S.A. is an Argentine transportation infrastructure concessionaire primarily engaged in the construction, operation, maintenance, and commercial administration of toll highway networks. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the company operates as a key concessionaire under the control of Spanish infrastructure group Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A., alongside international investor IJM Corporation Berhad, with its Class B common shares publicly traded on Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA: OEST). Grupo Concesionario del Oeste S.A. manages the 56-kilometer Autopista Acceso Oeste (National Route 7) concession corridor, a vital arterial route that links the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires with western Greater Buenos Aires municipalities, including Tres de Febrero, Morón, Hurlingham, Ituzaingó, Moreno, General Rodríguez, and Luján.
The company provides an integrated suite of highway and road management services, which comprises: electronic and contactless toll collection operations through the interoperable TelePASE network and automated Free Flow multi-lane gantry systems; comprehensive road civil engineering, asphalt repaving, lane widening, overpass maintenance, and structural bridge rehabilitation; intelligent transportation systems (ITS), continuous traffic control monitoring, and real-time incident reporting; 24-hour emergency roadside assistance, mechanical aid, heavy vehicle towing, and mobile medical response services; roadway security signaling, perimeter maintenance, and high-efficiency lighting administration; and commercial management of highway service stations, retail rest areas, and roadside advertising spaces along the concession perimeter.
In recent developments, Grupo Concesionario del Oeste S.A. has executed a strategic modernization of its toll collection network by implementing barrier-free Free Flow electronic tolling via the mandatory TelePASE system, dismantling physical toll booths to enhance commuter throughput and operational efficiency. The company has implemented recurrent tariff restructuring schedules approved by Argentina's national highway authority (Dirección Nacional de Vialidad) to align toll pricing with domestic inflation and preserve contractual economic equilibrium. Furthermore, the company and its controlling shareholders have navigated critical regulatory and legal milestones, including favorable court rulings concerning the validity of its renegotiated concession agreements extending through 2030, alongside ongoing treaty-based arbitration processes before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), while continuing scheduled multi-phase resurfacing, safety barrier upgrades, and infrastructure maintenance across the western corridor.