New Mexico City Airport generates nearly $8 billion of investment

The Mexican Secretariat of Communications and Transport has announced that US$7.8 billion, from both public and private sectors, is being invested in road projects as a consequence of the new Mexico City International Airport. Contracts include 11 renovation projects to improve the access to Mexico Valley and the connections to the new terminal. Work at Mexico-Pachuca, Mexico-Queretaro and Ecatepec-Piramides motorways was completed in June. The bridge connecting Urbana Sur with Mexico-Cuernavaca motorway
July 31, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
The Mexican Secretariat of Communications and Transport has announced that US$7.8 billion, from both public and private sectors, is being invested in road projects as a consequence of the new Mexico City International Airport.

Contracts include 11 renovation projects to improve the access to Mexico Valley and the connections to the new terminal.

Work at Mexico-Pachuca, Mexico-Queretaro and Ecatepec-Piramides motorways was completed in June.

The bridge connecting Urbana Sur with Mexico-Cuernavaca motorway, and being  built by the partnership of Caminos y Puentes Federales, and Ideal is looking for an investment of around $198 million.

Also under construction are lanes expansion initiativea at Mexico-Puebla motorway; La Marquesa-Toluca motorway, operated by Pinfra; Toluca-Naucalpan motorway, developed by a subsidiary of Grupo Higa and Atizapan-Atlacomulco, carried out by 5494 OHL Mexico.

The contract for the La Raza-Indios Verdes-Santa Clara road project will be awarded in September and it is expected to be finished by June 2017.

Other initiatives awaiting start are the expansion of Penon-Texcoco motorway and Chamapa-La Venta road.

The Transport Secretariat also said that the La Marquesa-Lerma elevated toll motorway will start operations in June next year. The infrastructure spans over 13.7km and it will relieve part of Mexico-Toluca motorway. The project is being developed by construction company Pinfra and required an investment $232.23 million.
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