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Mexico continues plans for major transport network programme

Mexico is continuing with its plans for a series of major transportation projects aimed at boosting connectivity. The country’s Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) says that work is underway on 110 of the country’s 128 planned bridge projects. Construction of the remaining 18 bridges is commencing in due course. And 23 of the 110 bridges being built at present are being opened to traffic shortly, with a further 46 opening in November 2014 and 38 opening in December 2014. The project to wi
September 23, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
Mexico is continuing with its plans for a series of major transportation projects aimed at boosting connectivity. The country’s Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) says that work is underway on 110 of the country’s 128 planned bridge projects. Construction of the remaining 18 bridges is commencing in due course. And 23 of the 110 bridges being built at present are being opened to traffic shortly, with a further 46 opening in November 2014 and 38 opening in December 2014. The project to widen the Puebla-Izucar de Matamoros road is already complete. Rebuilding of the Tlapa-Chilpancingo road will be finished in the middle of October 2014 and work to upgrade the163km section of the Tlapa-Marquelia road should be ready in December 2014. Projects said to be on schedule include the construction of the 89.4km Ayutla-Colotlipa road which is due for completion at the end of 2017 and the Acapulco-Zihuatanejo road, also due for completion in 2017. Other projects that are on track include the 43km Libramiento Nor-Poniente ring road in Acapulco due for completion in the first half of 2017. Construction of the Izucar de Matamoros-Tlapa road will commence in 2015, as will work on the 300km Camino Filo Mayor road, which is due for completion in 2017.

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