Major Mexican motorway maintenance contract

Five major highway maintenance contracts will be opened to tender in Mexico shortly. In all the contracts will cover 2,015km of roads while the work is expected to cost US$727 million in all. Key road links to be improved include the 300km Zacatecas-Norponiente road, the 430km road connecting Zacatecas with Sur, the 410km road from Jalisco to Centro and the 450km road concession between Jalisco and Oriente. The tender process is being handled by Mexico's Transport and Communications body, SCT.
October 12, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Five major highway maintenance contracts will be opened to tender in Mexico shortly. In all the contracts will cover 2,015km of roads while the work is expected to cost US$727 million in all. Key road links to be improved include the 300km Zacatecas-Norponiente road, the 430km road connecting Zacatecas with Sur, the 410km road from Jalisco to Centro and the 450km road concession between Jalisco and Oriente. The tender process is being handled by Mexico's Transport and Communications body, 3067 SCT.

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