Tag: Infrastructure
New improvements coming to Riviera Maya highway
The new infrastructure will add two more lanes for 26 kilometers, as well as more side roads and wider exits, to the heavily congested area between Tulum and Playa del Carmen.
New delays and ‘unforeseen’ rains delay the reopening of the paso...
If you had been looking forward to zooming under Mérida’s Paso Deprimdio underpass this summer, we have some bad news.
Paso Deprimido: New, improved underpass to reopen in July
Mérida’s city hall has announced that the paso deprimido underpass — literally the depressed step — will reopen in mid-Juny.
After 7 years in limbo, new hope for abandoned hospital site...
A 30-room hospital in rural Yucatán, abandoned more than halfway through its construction in 2014, will finally be finished, government officials said.
After holding a...
Work on Mérida’s paso deprimido set to begin within the next...
Work is set to begin on Mérida’s flood-prone underpass, known locally as el paso deprimido.
To avoid flooding in the future, the city has decided...
Five new modern pedestrian bridges being built in Mérida
Construction has begun on five new pedestrian bridges in Mérida.
Unlike existing bridges, these new models will come equipped with electric elevators capable of accommodating...
New and improved underpass to make a comeback, says Mérida’s mayor
Mérida Mayor Renán Barrera Concha announced that the Paseo de Montejo underpass will reopen in June.
The plan devised to save this critical piece of...
Mérida’s ambitious new infrastructure project unveiled
In a joint press conference, Yucatan’s governor and Mérida’s mayor unveiled a mobility infrastructure project that affects how traffic flows throughout the city.
With the...
Looking to improve economy, Dzilam de Bravo revamps its boardwalk
In a small ceremony, Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila Dorsal talked up his administration’s revamping of the boardwalk in Dzilam de Bravo.
Improvements to the boardwalk...
CFE confirms new power plant in Yucatan
Merida, Yucatan — After continuing problems with the power grid and a surprise promise from the president, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) confirmed that...
Section of Merida-Chetumal highway to be modernized
The rough edges of a four-hour drive to Chetumal are getting smoother.
With an investment of 100 million pesos, the federal government and the Yucatan...
Mexico’s 2nd-longest bridge opens to traffic in Campeche
Puente de la Unidad in Campeche, the second longest in Mexico and the fifth in Latin America, was inaugurated Monday.
Money comes through for Progreso’s infrastructure projects
The state has allocated 60 million pesos for infrastructure projects in this struggling port city.
Port officials revives plan to build bridge over Progreso
The director of the Port Administration is dusting off a 20-year-old plan to build a "second floor" over Calle 82.
Crack in bridge could lead to higher prices in Yucatan
Almost all the merchandise trucked into Yucatan from outside the Peninsula over a single bridge in Campeche. There's a crack in that bridge, which will be closed for a year while it's fixed.
Ties between Russia and Mexico appear to tighten
Major investment from Moscow in the Mayan Riviera and other areas was offered during a meeting between Mexico's president elect and the Russian ambassador.
Campaign begins to revive transpeninsular train project connecting Mérida and Cancun
Mérida's Concanaco Servytur has petitioned the president elect to expand the Cancun-Palenque tourist train with a branch that reaches Yucatán.
Hundreds of construction permits lack planning in Holbox
The previous Holbox administration granted 300 building permits without reviewing development plans, the island current leaders charge.
Stretch of the ‘cenote route’ modernized at Cuzamá
The state has modernized 3.2 kilometers of "cenote route" in Cuzamá.
18 wind farms planned for Yucatán by 2021
In the next four years, Yucatan will receive a US$2.8 billion investment to install and operate nine new wind farms in addition to the nine already in the works.
Farewell to the rollercoaster exit to Progreso
Adding lanes and flattening the stomach-churning dip on an overpass will cost 200 million pesos overall.
In Bacalar, measures to prevent a crisis like in Holbox
After what happened at Holbox over the summer, state officials in Bacalar want to learn from mistakes that were made.
Water commission hits back at Holbox hotels
Hotels complaining about infrastructure problems are deliberately under-paying their water and sewer bills, the Quintana Roo Water and Sewerage Commission charged on Wednesday.
Holbox hotels owners cut off access to sewage-plagued island
Access to Isla Holbox is cut off until 4 p.m. today while an icky emergency situation remains unresolved.
