Mexico is cutting its transportation budget

The Mexican Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT) says that the US$6.98 billion budget cut made by the Federal Government will impact on infrastructure projects. According to the SCT, the completion of 20 road initiatives will be delayed while the body will also downsize its workforce. In a bid to redress the balance, the SCT will seek public-private partnerships (PPPs) to continue with certain infrastructure projects.
February 23, 2016 Read time: 1 min
The Mexican Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT) says that the US$6.98 billion budget cut made by the Federal Government will impact on infrastructure projects. According to the SCT, the completion of 20 road initiatives will be delayed while the body will also downsize its workforce. In a bid to redress the balance, the SCT will seek public-private partnerships (PPPs) to continue with certain infrastructure projects.
Finance & Funding

Related Content

  • TRA 2014 showcases the best of cutting-edge transport research and thinking
    July 1, 2014
    Despite tight finances due to the current global economic climate, the recent Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2014 show in Paris showed how innovative transport research, largely using cutting-edge ITS, is creating safer and smarter highways of the future. Guy Woodford reports How far can you drive around a car race track with no other vehicles on it on half a glass of fuel while attempting to maintain a speed of 60kph? After taking up the challenge offered by the Eco Driving Simulator using SiVIC (Simulatio
    Read More
  • PlasticRoad, Orbia cyclepath in Mexico
    September 16, 2021
    Dutch firm PlasticRoad has helped create a climate-adaptive bicycle path made from around 1tonne of plastic waste in part of Mexico City's Chapultepec Forest
    Read More
  • Mexico’s new highway link
    May 18, 2018
    The first section of the Cardel-Poza Rica highway has now been opened to traffic. The highway is in Mexico’s Veracruz State and the 30-year concession is being handled jointly by Mota-Engil and PRODI, which was awarded the tender by Mexico’s Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT) in mid-2014 with a bid of US$266.5 million. This first stretch of the highway that is now in use is the 55km section that runs from Nautla to Gutierrez Zamora. This stretch features 11 bridges, 11 underpasses and five
    Read More
  • Russian bypass projects under construction
    October 5, 2018
    The Russian government is starting a major programme of building bypasses around large cities during the current financial year – Eugene Gerden writes The Russian government is starting a massive programme of building bypasses around the country’s biggest cities during this financial year. The aim is to address the problems of traffic jams and speeding traffic on federal routes, according to recent statements by the Russian Presidential Administration and some senior officials from the Ministry of Trans
    Read More

Highlighted Content