Infrastructure Progress Update from Mexico’s Secretary of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation
Jesús Antonio Esteva Medina, the Secretary of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation (SICT), reported that Mexico’s road infrastructure program has reached a global progress of 60%. This includes 70 active workfronts, involving 6,000 workers, 1,700 operating machines, and a total investment of 17,000 million pesos, as per the Federal Budget for Expenditures (PEF) 2025.
Key Projects and Investments
- Project Scope: The program encompasses continuity projects, priority axes, bridges, and highway distributors, along with the reconstruction of infrastructure damaged by hurricanes in Guerrero.
- Mixed Investment Schemes: Eight highways are being developed under mixed investment schemes, totaling 14,000 million pesos this year.
Completed Projects and Upcoming Inaugurations
Esteva Medina announced the completion of the San Ignacio–Tayoltita highway, spanning 96 kilometers across Sinaloa and Durango. This project includes three viaducts, 14 bridges, and a tunnel, enhancing connectivity in a crucial mountainous region of Mexico’s northwest.
Moreover, the new Jojutla bridge in Morelos will open to traffic on October 9th. This double-lane replacement for the single-lane structure is part of the Circuito Tierra y Libertad, which includes over 300 kilometers of roads and an additional 75 kilometers of evacuation routes from the Popocatépetl volcano, now rehabilitated.
Progress on Priority Axes
In terms of road axes, 10,000 million pesos are allocated for constructing and modernizing 193 kilometers across various regions in 2025. Notable projects include:
- Cuautl-Tlapa Highway: Connecting Morelos, Puebla, and Guerrero with 48% progress, featuring the construction of 30 kilometers and four bridges in Guerrero, as well as three kilometers in Puebla.
- Tamazunchale–Huejutla Axis: Part of the Pachuca–Tampico corridor, with 20 kilometers in Hidalgo and 10 kilometers in San Luis Potosí currently under construction.
- Avispe–Nuevo Casas Grandes Modernization: Between Sonora and Chihuahua, with 67 kilometers, seven bridges, and two interchanges, scheduled for completion in 2025.
- Macuspana–Escárcega Expansion: Four-lane expansion between Tabasco and Campeche, with 12 kilometers in Tabasco and four in Campeche, along with two bridges and two interchanges.
- Oaxaca and Guerrero Axes: Work is ongoing on the Salina Cruz–Zihuatanejo axis, with eight bridges and the Pochutla–Huatulco section expansion showing significant progress despite rainfall impacts.
- Estado de México Axis: The Toluca–Zihuatanejo axis advances 33%, with 12 kilometers widened, 13 interchanges, and two bridges, supported by the Secretariat of Defense.
Strategic Bridges and Highway Distributors
Esteva Medina reported an investment of 1,000 million pesos in 21 new bridges and highway distributors this year, with 11 already under construction. Noteworthy projects include:
- Mujeres Libres Bridge: In Baja California Sur, this emblematic bridge is under construction.
- Alameda Oriente Bridge: Currently under demolition and reconstruction.
- Colima Bridges: Arco Norte and Arco Sur bridges are 55% complete.
- Nayarit and Jalisco Bridge: The Amado Nervo bridge is under construction in both states.
- Tlaxcala Viaduct: The Santa Ana viaduct is advancing with multiple foundation fronts.
- Sinaloa Bridge: The Pérez Escobosa bridge has recently started but shows visible progress on the superstructure.
