During the government of Henrique Peña Nieto, a program fortransport infrastructure that could currently be considered as “aggressive”, however, many of these projects are having trouble completing, whether due to environmental issues, cancellations, or cutbacks budget.
The planned investment by the outgoing government this Friday was up to 7.7 billion pesos, of which of which approximately 16% was allocated to a total of 223 projects related to communication and transport. This objective was not met, the reasons are varied, including some corruption scandals.
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First steps of infrastructure during government
With the completion of the Durango-Mazatlán and México-Tuxpan highways, everything was going well at first. Subsequently, the national infrastructure plan was announced, which bet on trains and more than 50 highways. However, the collapse in oil prices, which brought with it a decline in public revenues, was the primary cause of budget cuts.
Many items received significant drops in recent years, one of these would be physical investment. Given these events, comments were made criticizing the lack of long-term planning of the projects.
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Infrastructure scandals
The six-year term was marked by great scandals, mainly by the Mexico - Querétaro train, the express passage to Cuernavaca, and the cancellation of the Texcoco airport has recently been added.
Express Pass to Cuernavaca
The tunnel a few weeks after the inauguration of the express crossing, was reason for accusations to the company for reasons such as the deficiency in the process and the poor quality of the materials used.
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Controversy in road works
Likewise, other controversies regarding the road works within the PNI, who were in charge of companies such as Aleatica and Pinfra have not been completed to date, due to layout changes, rights-of-way problems and issues environmental
First high-speed train to Querétaro
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After the project was awarded, an investigation revealed the participation of one of the Mexican firms (Higa) in the construction of a house for the president's wife. Finally, the project was canceled after budget restrictions.
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