Major road project opening in Mexico

The Mexican authorities will invest an additional US$362 million to complete the Durango-Mazatlan highway. The project has taken 12 years to reach fruition and has included many major technical challenges. The Mexican Government's Communications and Transport Secretariat has revealed that the final cost of the project is 173% over budget and it is also 10 months behind schedule. Meanwhile plans are moving forward for a new highway link that will connect Mexico to Guatemala as well as El Salvador.
March 26, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The Mexican authorities will invest an additional US$362 million to complete the Durango-Mazatlan highway. The project has taken 12 years to reach fruition and has included many major technical challenges. The Mexican Government's Communications and Transport Secretariat has revealed that the final cost of the project is 173% over budget and it is also 10 months behind schedule. Meanwhile plans are moving forward for a new highway link that will connect Mexico to Guatemala as well as El Salvador.

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