Government Expropiates Land for AIFA Conenctivity Project

The Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT) reports advances on two projects that will support AIFA in terms of connectivity. In addition, SICT published a decree that authorizes it to expropriate land that the ministry considers to be essential for the project. Moreover, the Ministry will review the functionality, structure and safety of Mexico’s highways.

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SICT to Manage New Connectivity Projects for AIFA

SICT announced that two projects are being built to facilitate entry to AIFA. The projects include a 16.2km road, three highways and the modernization of 15.6km of the Mexico-Pachuca highway financed through the National Infrastructure Fund (FONADIN).  

SICT to Expropriate Land for Suburban Train Connection to AIFA

According to a recent decree, SICT is to expropriate over 5.2ha of land in the municipalities of Tultepec and Tultitlan in State of Mexico to construct a cargo operation area. Locals who have constantly protested against the project are now showing their opposition to the decree. The latter, however, was published on the Official Gazette (DOF) and is to be signed by President López Obrador in benefit of the public, the president says. Inhabitants of Tultepec and Tultitlan will not be able to present a complaint against the project, although they will be able to file for compensation within the 10 days following the decree’s publication.

SICT to Assess State of Federal Highways

SICT will assess the state of the country’s Federal Road system, as the Mexican government continues to invest in projects to properly manage highway conditions. The objective of the program is to improve safety conditions. “(This will) help to define the physical condition of pavements from a functional, structural and road safety point of view, allowing to plan for road maintenance programs to provide comfort and safety to users,” reads SICT’s press release.

Mota-Engil to Build Guadalajara’s Light Rail Line 4

The consortium led by the Portuguese railway developer Mota-Engil won the tender for the design, planning, construction, equipment procurement and operation of the Light Rail System’s Line 4 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. This is not the first time Mota-Engil wins a tender for the development of a railway project during the López Obrador administration. MBN reported that the company is on its way to becoming a major developer of railroad infrastructure in Mexico.  

Tulum International Airport to Become Global Hub

Mexican airline Viva Aerobus offered the Ministry of Defense (SEDENA) to transform Quintana Roo’s soon-to-be-inaugurated Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (AIFCP) into a regional hub, leaked documents revealed. Expanding the airport would help to desaturate the overburdened Cancun International Airport.