Mexican infrasTrUcTUre Building Strenght towardS the Future

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Table of Contents December 2015 I January 2016

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Cover Feature
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proméxico
Conagua Capufe Airport infrastructure
development in Mexico
By The geneRal SuB-DiRecToRaTe foR Planning By BeniTo neme SaSTRé
By alfonSo SaRaBia De la gaRza
Cover Feature
The indusTrial developmenT policy 09
Infrastructure is an engine of National Infrastructure Plan 2014-2018, will
By Rogelio gaRza gaRza
competitiveness and attrac- allow us to build a modern and competitive
tion of investment to the coun- Mexico. The program pays special attention
adapTaTion of infrasTrucTure To 19
try. It increases prosperity; it on increasing the competitiveness and pro-
The impacTs of climaTe change improves rates of economic ductivity of the South-Southeast region.
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v growth and opportunities for the population. In this regard, the Presidency of the Re-
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By Rafael Pacchiano alamán c It is a pillar of job creation. It helps strengthen public issued a Federal Law Initiative for
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o distribution and marketing, increasing pro- vide a favorable environment for the instal-
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p ductivity by creating roads, ports, airports lation and development of businesses and
and telecommunications for the transporta- industries, with incentives, competitive ad-
tion of people and information. vantages and certainty for investors.
From Briefs figures With better infrastructure, we attract more Likewise, we are strengthening our cross-
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ProMéxico capital and build an adequate platform for di- border infrastructure, in order to make Mex-
rect foreign investment, which means more ico an increasingly relevant business partner
companies and more income for the country. on a global scale. To this end, the first railway
Mexico is a production platform of border crossing was recently launched be-
global reach, with an excellent geographi- tween Matamoros and Brownsville; it is the
Mexico’s Partner Guest Opinion
cal location and growing logistics infra- first time that a similar crossing has opened
structure. Our country is the fifth largest since 1910. The Cross Border Xpress, be-
33 Amistad Desarrolladores Industriales 53 ANEAS 26 CMIC
inTeRview wiTh maRco Ramón aguiRRe inTeRview wiTh RoBeRTo olivaReS By guSTavo aRBallo territory in the Americas and the fourteenth tween San Diego and the Tijuana Internation-
worldwide. It is a bridge between North al Airport, was also inaugurated, providing
35 O’Donnell 55 Gerdau Corsa 31 AMPIP
inTeRview wiTh DaviD o’Donnell By feliPe Reinaux inTeRview wiTh RoDolfo BalmaceDa America and Latin America, between the ticketed airline passengers easier access from
Atlantic and the Asia-Pacific region. one country to the other. We also have eleven
37 Prologis 57 Chihuahua
Our logistics network is expanding and electrical interconnections with the USA. And
inTeRview wiTh luiS guTiéRRez Special Report A state with great economic
diversity will increase in the years to come, thanks by 2018 we will have seven points of gas in-
39 GCPEASA
By manuel e. RuSSeK valleS to the historical investment that Mexico is terconnection with the USA.
inTeRview wiTh luiS aRTuRo guTiéRRez The Dual Year of Mexico in the UK, the
UK in Mexico 59 Don Jaime Bermúdez Cuarón making in infrastructure. Our country is in- In this edition of Negocios we provide in-
41 Geodis México
The border visionary vesting in cutting-edge logistics and energy formation on the AMPIP and the boom of in-
inTeRview wiTh Kai SchmeRSahl 65 A concluding appraisal of the
inTeRview wiTh jaime BeRmúDez cuaRón infrastructure—including pipelines, roads dustrial parks in Mexico; the transformation
UK-Mexico Dual Year
43 Carmi Logistics
By Diego gómez PicKeRing and railway lines—, to connect the Pacific of Capufe; opportunities for foreign investors
inTeRview wiTh aRmanDo RojaS
with the Atlantic and bringing natural gas in the construction sector; as well as develop-
67 The Dual Year Mexico-UK:
45 Industrial Optimizers an open stage to the future to practically the whole country. ments and projects in the Information and
International Mexico in the World
By BaRoneSS jane Bonham-caRTeR On the other hand, the investment of 1.3 Communication Technology (ITC) industry,
inTeRview wiTh ToRe jenneR
69 Mexico and Wales, getting closer 21 Women’s Forum for the trillion pesos in communications and trans- which on the whole reflect the current out-
47 Artha Capital
By glynn PegleR Economy & Society portation infrastructure, established in the look of Mexican infrastructure and logistics.
inTeRview wiTh juan caRloS SoTomayoR
By KaRla mawciniTT Bueno
71 The Mexican Chamber of
49 Impulsa México
Commerce in Great Britain 61 “From the field to the table” Welcome to Negocios ProMéxico!
By BeRnaBé maRTell vázquez anD enRique
D’haRcouRT velázquez By yveS hayaux Du Tilly By clauDia jañez
51 Katoen Natie 74 A Mexican-British creative year 63 American Chamber/Mexico Francisco N. González Díaz
inTeRview wiTh DaviD RuBio echaniz By mauRicio alBin anD anDRéS eSPinoSa By ana lóPez-meSTRe m. CEO
ProMéxico
The Lifestyle
ThE COmPlETE GuID E proméxico
TO ThE mExICan Way OF lIFE Francisco n. gonzález díaz
CEO
Karla Mawcinitt Bueno
Communications and Image
General Coordinator
Felipe gómez antúnez
Director of Publications and Content
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The Mexican laboratory Liomont, known for its sale of over-the-counter
ventaja para el comercio and generic drugs, is focusing on biotechnological products. In collabora-
e tion with foreign research companies and national academic centers, the
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hiv PoR a.a.S. aBRaham KaRol welleR laRa oar rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.
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its current imports in order to boost local production.
The Chilean company Masisa arrived in Mexico in 1998
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AUToMoTIVE INVEsTMENT IN CUbA
NEW iNVEStMENtS FOR COAhuilA
thE iNduStRiAl dEVElOPMENt POliCy
Kugami, the Japanese company devoted to injection molding
of plastic components for the automotive industry, will install a
Between 2013 and 2015, the Mexican government has allocated more than 1.1 billion pesos to more than 3,000
plant in the state of Coahuila with an investment of 33.6 million
projects in training, technology transfer, acquisition of machinery, sectoral studies and business certification in light
pesos that will generate over 200 direct jobs.
Another Japanese company, Vuteq Corporation, will add to and heavy industries.
this investment during the first quarter of 2016. The plant will
be located in the “La Amistad” Industrial Park at Ramos Arizpe. by RoGELIo GARzA GARzA, UNdER-sECRETARy oF INdUsTRy ANd CoMMERCE, sECRETARIAT oF ECoNoMy
Vuteq manufactures precision machining, plastic molding, glass
processing, and thermoformed products for automobile interi- Since the beginning of his Administration, aerospace, the vast majority of which are
ors. The company invested 335 million pesos and will generate President Enrique Peña Nieto set the path integrated into global value chains; pro-
400 direct jobs. in which his government would continue to moting the consolidation of emerging sec-
e build a prosperous Mexico, where the re- tors, such as information technology and
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the Secretariat of Economy (SE) promoted sectors, so they can seize the opportunities ria
At the last Feria Internacional de La Habana (Fihav, International the Programa de Desarrollo Innovador arising both domestically and abroad. ta
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Fair of Havana), 68 Mexican companies attended to explore the (PRODEINN, Innovative development pro- Interaction with the chambers and sec- r
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possibility of investing in Cuba. The state of Yucatán is interested in gram). Both serve as cornerstones of the in- toral organizations has been essential in this se
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of the state with the island of Cuba. This policy is characterized by a next- needs and challenges that the industry is fac- es
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and are expected to bear fruit soon. The proposals under analysis face the specific challenges of each indus- grams that will be implemented transversally c
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refer to business ventures in several parts of the island, including the try, through joint strategies that focus on among the strategic sectors of our country: t
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PROSOFT and FINNOVA have destined more than 2.7 billion pesos to
bEVERAGEs line with the needs of the regions; and
more than 1,700 projects focused on the development of the information
4. Development of human capital, with a
iNVEStMENtS BOOSt MExiCO’S technology industry, focus on generation of talent and links
PROFilE with the productive sector.
Mexico is emerging as one of the main producers of Consequently, we have integrated
beer. During 2015, Constellation Brands, Heineken sectoral agendas that include goals, chal-
and Anheuser-Busch InBev invested around five billion lenges, programs, responsible agencies and
dollars in building new plants or expanding existing expected results for each industry, in order
ones, as well as developing ancillary businesses such to accurately target the needs identified in
as the manufacture of glass bottles or aluminum cans. the process.
Thanks to these investments, Mexico has attained From this, the Under-Secretariat of
a privileged position as a beer manufacturer, and its Industry and Commerce is leading task
level of exports has increased considerably. In the first forces with representatives of other bod-
half of the year our country exported 1.5 billion dollars ies of the SE and the coordinated sector,
worth of beer, with an annual growth rate of 10.5%, to execute and deepen actions to achieve
well above the Netherlands, that exporter 1.1 billion our mission.
dollars in the same period. e It is important to mention that we have
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CONAGuA
waTeR infRaSTRucTuRe in mexico
water is a priority issue and a matter of national security, as well as a key element in social, economic and
environmental policies, and a determinant factor in Mexico’s social and political stability.
by THE GENERAL sUb-dIRECToRATE FoR PLANNING, CoNAGUA
transfer, acquisition of machinery, sectoral
The Intersectoral Committee for Innovation (CII) has consolidated as a
studies and business certification in light
and heavy industries, through the Programa space for linking the business sector, the public sector and academia.
de Apoyo para la Mejora Tecnológica de la
Industria de Alta Tecnología (PROIAT, Sup-
port program for the technological improve- for 2015] focused on the development of the Nieto. From this, the SE received the neces-
ment of the high-technology industry) and information technology industry, strength- sary powers to promote the participation of
the Programa para el Desarrollo de la Pro- ening the innovation ecosystem, and devel- national enterprises in the sector. For this Mexico has very diverse hydrological con- availability is located but only 23% of the ensure supply for all users and to protect
ductividad de las Industrias Ligeras (PRO- oping research and training, among others. purpose we published the methodology for ditions, and every region of the country population lives, with a contribution to the population. In this context, dams are the
IND, Program for the development of light These schemes will also be merged in measuring the national content in explor- has its benefits and challenges in terms of the GDP of only 21% (Figure 2). appropriate instrument for taking better ad-
industry productivity), in order to achieve 2016 to take advantage of the institutional ing and extracting hydrocarbons, and we water. For example, average yearly rainfall This complex situation has required vantage of the surface water available in our
our industrial policy objectives. knowledge we have acquired to date by man- designed the Registro de Proveedores Na- throughout the country is 760 mm, equiv- the development of water infrastructure to country, especially in regions where the rain
In order to intensify our efforts and aging them, maximizing the impact on the ca- cionales (National register of providers), alent to 1,489 cubic kilometers per year.
improve our results efficiently, in 2016 we pacity of national industries to innovate. allowing us to link the supply of products However, these national averages mask
will merge these tools, resulting in a Pro- Another successful edge in innovation and services of Mexican SMEs with the re- large differences in each region. The pen-
grama para la Productividad y Competi- has been the Comité Intersectorial para la quirements of the big players in the sector. insula of Baja California has a rainfall of figUre 1. sPacial DisTribUTion of average annUal rainfall
tividad Industrial (Program for productiv- Innovación (CII, Intersectoral committee We also established Advisory Coun- only 169 mm per year, while the southeast
ity and industrial competitiveness). On the for innovation), established as a space for cils for the Promotion of the Electric and region receives 1,846 mm. This creates
normal rainfall (mm)
other hand, we have maintained a brisk linking the business sector, the public sec- Hydrocarbon Industries, platforms where shortages in some regions and excess— 56-100
pace in boosting information technology tor and academia. Through its twelve task representatives of the industry, academia even floodings—in others (Figure 1). 101-200
and innovation, which are complementary forces, this committee has deepened the and government—at the state and federal Similarly, there are large variations in 201-300
factors in the economic development of impact of the public resources and policies levels—exchange proposals and strength- rainfall throughout the year, as 68% of total 301-400
the country, and cornerstones of the Na- focused on creating an ecosystem that en- en the work aimed at ensuring the place yearly rainfall occurs in only four months, 401-500
501-600
tional Development Plan. ables innovation, by implementing actions that national industry deserves in the con- from June to September. In addition, in-
601-700
In this context, the Programa para el at the regional, productive, educational text of the development of these sectors. creased economic and population growth
701-800
Desarrollo de la Industria del Software and research levels. Our aim is to enhance With the implementation of these strat- has created areas with less water availability. 801-900
(PROSOFT, Program for the development of the effective connection of the research egies we have shaped a policy to create For example, the central and north- 901-1000
the software industry) and the Fondo Secto- centers with the private sector, so that conditions for Mexican industries to meet ern parts of the country—where 32% of 1001-1200
rial de Innovación Secretaría de Economía- commercially viable products and services the challenges and take advantage of the the national availability of water is locat- 1201-1300
CONACYT (FINNOVA, Sectoral innova- can reach the Mexican market. significant opportunities that emerge from ed—concentrate 77% of the population 1301-1600
1601-2000
tion fund) have destined more than 2.7 We have also made an effort to take full the global dynamic economic context. N and generate 79% of the gross domestic
2001-3000
billion pesos to more than 1,700 projects advantage of the Energy Reform undertak- product (GDP). This contrasts with the
3001-4500
[including projects approved by PROSOFT en by the Administration of President Peña www.economia.gob.mx south and southeast, where 68% of water
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season lasts only a few months, decreasing
floodings.
figUre 2. conTrasT beTween DeveloPMenT anD waTer
As part of the national water policy,
availabiliTY
dams, aqueducts, wells and supply sys-
tems for drinking water and agricultural
irrigation have been built, among others,
center-north national average south-southeast
so that the Mexican population has access 1,650 3,982 11,768
m3/person/year m3/person/year m3/person/year
to water, and that agricultural lands un-
der irrigation—the seventh largest in the
32% Renewable 68% Renewable
world—can be further developed, along water water
with the growth of industrial facilities.
This has allowed Mexico to emerge as the 77% Population 23% Population
13th largest economy in the world, accord-
ing to data by the International Monetary
Fund (IMF). 79% GDP 21% GDP
Dams represent a valuable national as-
set for using water in the different regions
of the country. In addition to the manage-
ment of avenues for the protection of the
population, we should consider storing
volumes of water for times of drought or
prolonged periods of low water levels and
Source: Conagua, 2013
power generation.
Currently, Mexico has over 5,000 Today, this activity is carried out by the Of the storage dams built in Mexico, for a surface of 6.4 million hectares. The
dams and embankments—a figure that is Interestingly, it should be noted that in Chiapas, and Infiernillo, in the limits be- Comisión Nacional del Agua (National more than 2,000 are intended for agricul- country has the potential to grow up to ten
constantly increasing—with a combined the Chicoasén dam in Chiapas has the tween Guerrero and Michoacán (Figura 4). Water Commission), and the Comisión tural irrigation and, together with other million hectares under irrigation.
capacity of 138 billion cubic meters, which tallest curtain in the country, at 261 me- Most of the dams have been built by Federal de Electricidad (Federal Electricity diversion dams, pumping stations, wells In recent years water productivity in-
places us as the 11th country worldwide. ters. Meanwhile, the longest curtain be- the public sector. In the 20th century most Commission). and irrigation channels, they supply water creased from 1.41 kg/m3 in 2006 to 1.86
This storage volume represents 41% of the longs to the Falcón International dam, in of the work was done by the now extinct kg/m3 in 2012. However, resources are
average natural runoff of the country. Tamaulipas, that crosses the border be- Comisión Nacional de Irrigación (Nation- sTorage caPaciTY anD Use of Mexico’s Main DaMs, 2014 required to expand—and modernize ex-
The states with the largest number of tween Mexico and the USA, with 8,014 al Irrigation Commission), Secretaría de isting—infrastructure in areas with water
oMwl* hydrological
dams are Jalisco and Tamaulipas, whose meters. Recursos Hidráulicos (Secretariat of Hy- Capacity administrative availability. The next investments should
waters are mainly for agricultural use. In It is important to highlight that 28 draulic Resources), Secretaría de Agricul- num. official name Common nnme (hm³) region uses be enriched with schemes involving state
contrast, states like Campeche, Yucatán dams represent 80% of the total national tura y Recursos Hidráulicos (Secretariat 1 Dr. Belisario Domínguez la angostura 12,762 Southern border G and municipal governments, the private
and Quintana Roo have no dams, because storage capacity. The three dams with the of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources), 2 Infiernillo Infiernillo 12,500 Balsas G, C sector and the users.
they lack rivers, due to their geological and largest reservoirs, which can store 26% of and Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería 3 nezahualcóyotl malpaso o Raudales 10,596 Southern border G, C With regard to infrastructure for pow-
hydrological conditions (Figure 3). our water, are La Angostura and Malpaso, (Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock). 4 Presidente miguel alemán Temascal 8,119 Central Gulf G, C er generation, in the southeast and Balsas
5 aguamilpa Solidaridad aguamilpa 5,540 lerma Santiago Pacific G, I regions—where the largest rivers of the
6 Internacional la amistad la amistad 4,378 Rio Grande G, I, a, C country are located—the most important
hydroelectric plants are also located: La
figUre 4. sTorage caPaciTY 7 Internacional Falcón Falcón 3,912 Rio Grande a, C, G
figUre 3. DisTribUTion of DaMs Per sTaTe Angostura, Malpaso and Infiernillo. At the
in PercenTage of ToTal General Vicente Guerrero
8 Consumador de la las adjuntas 3,910 north Gulf I, a national level, hydroelectric plants used a
(volume in hm3) Independencia nacional
volume of 112,800 cubic meters of water in
400 368 384 384 9 adolfo lópez mateos El humaya o Varejonal 3,086 north Pacific G, I 2013, which allowed the generation of 27.4
350 317 10 Álvaro Obregón El Oviachic 2,989 northeast G, I terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity, that is,
300 259284 269 277 266 Rest: 3,371 dams (6%) 11 Plutarco Elías Calles El novillo 2,963 northeast G, I 10.6% of the country’s total generation.
250 237 212 239 217 3 dam> s1 0(2,060%0): 100 a 500: 45 dams 1123 mluiigsu Deol hnaidldaolg Coo yl oCsoiostilla Ehlu mitaehsone 22,,992018 nnoorrtthh PPaacciifificc GG,, II accoHrdeirneg i st oa ltihste oirf sMtoerxagiceo a’sn tdo pu stwe ceanptya cdiatimess.,
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CAPuFE
moving mexico ThRough highwayS anD BRiDgeS
today, Caminos y Puentes Federales is present in 27 states of the country, and is the main operator of highways in
Mexico and one of the main operators in the world.
by bENITo NEME sAsTRé, GENERAL dIRECToR, CAPUFE
Caminos y Puentes Federales (Capufe, important challenges, major infrastruc- gency and roadside assistance vehicles
Federal Highways and Bridges) is a ture works and operation projects. from 201 to 296, an increase of 47% in
public agency of the Federal Govern- Capufe has a supervision program at its vehicle fleet. It also went from 517 to
ment with over 56 years of experience toll plazas, a National Control Center and 1,141 personnel directly involved in emer-
in managing, operating and maintaining an efficient and rigorous gauging and in- gencies and roadside assistance, represent-
toll roads and bridges. It currently op- come conciliation scheme, allowing for re- ing an increase in 120%.
erates 44 toll roads with a total length liable toll management that has resulted in Moreover, it strengthened its Compre-
of 4,111 kilometers (or 14,797 kilome- sustained growth in vehicle crossing levels hensive Emergency Management System,
ters/lane), including the country’s prin- and resource collection. which provides roadside assistance and infor-
cipal highways: México-Cuernavaca- Mexico records an annual traffic den- mation by deploying ambulances, tow trucks,
Acapulco, México-Querétaro-Irapuato, sity of 468 million vehicles, but during dynamic signaling units and rescue vehicles
México-Puebla-Veracruz, Monterrey- 2015 it reached historical proportions by for traffic incidents and medical urgencies.
Nuevo Laredo and Durango-Mazatlán. reaching average daily crossings of over The linchpin of the system is the Central
It is also in charge of 32 toll bridges, 1.5 million vehicles. Telephone Service (074), which receives and
fourteen of which are international, lo- attends users calls. The agency also provides roaD safeTY
Capufe provides more than fifteen highway services—medical, road
cated on our borders with the USA and oPeraTion infrasTrUcTUre anD User communication through its Twitter account From 2013 road safety rose to the lev-
Guatemala. services @CAPUFE, which has over half a million fol- assistance, emergency ramps, ITS, etcetera—positioning it internationally el of an institutional goal, so the Road
In 2013 Capufe began a process of The agency has begun to implement a toll lowers and publishes an average of 200 daily among the agencies with the highest standards. Safety Committee was created and a
transformation in order to become an plaza modernization program with an in- messages, with relevant information about comprehensive strategy based on the
efficient, profitable and competitive in- vestment of over 600 million pesos to sig- the highways and bridges they manage. United Nation’s Decade of Action for
stitution, providing quality services to nificantly raise their service levels. In 2015 According to a survey taken in 2015, infrastructure and services provided by ment on the Acatzingo-Ciudad Men- Road Safety 2011-2020 was established,
users. This has allowed it to undertake Capufe increased the number of its emer- 92.5% of the users are satisfied with the Capufe, representing a significant increase doza, Aguadulce-Cárdenas, and La improving the safety conditions of the
in the positive perception of this agency’s Tinaja-Cosoleacaque highways. network of highways that the agency
actions. • Surface treatment, leveling and asphalt operates each year. During the last three
placing in certain sections of the Du- years, over one billion pesos were exer-
infrasTrUcTUre MainTenance rango-Mazatlán highway. cised in actions to improve road safety
During the last three years (2013-2015), • Surface treatment and asphalt plac- and advertising campaigns.
the agency made a historic investment of ing in several sections of the Puente de The agency also developed and imple-
nearly nineteen billion pesos in infrastruc- Ixtla-Iguala. mented a scheme of roadside assistance,
ture conservation. This investment for mi- • Reconstruction and modernization of through which nearly 250,000 annual
nor and major maintenance throughout the San José del Cabo toll plaza of the incident, mechanical, medical, pre-hos-
the entire network, was aimed at servicing Los Cabos-San José del Cabo Airport pital and preventive assistance services
the conservation needs in certain road sec- highway. were granted. In order to raise awareness
tions, mainly: • Modernization and expansion of the among users, Capufe conducts road safety
• Rehabilitation of the pavement by toll plaza at the Central de Abastos on campaigns with the aim of reducing the
hydraulic concrete slabs in both sides the Cuernavaca-Acapulco highway. number of highway incident and injuries.
of the Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo high- • Construction of two vehicular bridges The actions to improve road safety in-
way. on the Mexico-Puebla highway. clude:
• Rehabilitation of the asphalt pave- • Modernization of the Mexico-Puebla • Placement of vibrating alert bands to
ment in the “B” side of the Querétaro- highway. This route was extended reduce accidents by exit of the way.
Irapuato highway. from six to twelve lanes along 14.4 • Placement of metallic defenses and im-
• Major maintenance in several sections kilometers, equivalent to 28.8 kilome- pact shock absorbers.
of the Cuernavaca-Acapulco highway. ters/body, and 172.8 kilometers/lane: • Construction of median barriers to
• Relocation and modernization of the eight lanes for long journeys and four prevent frontal collisions by opposite
“Tlalpan” toll plaza on the Mexico- for local transit, with an investment of lane invasion.
Cuernavaca highway. 2.0 billion pesos. This project benefited • Placement of high friction surfaces to
• Structural rehabilitation of the pave- more than fifty million users. avoid rollovers, especially in curves.
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AiRPORt iNFRAStRuCtuRE dEVElOPMENt
in mexico
one of the most important objectives that Mexico´s communications and transportation sector is achieving is the
construction of infrastructure in its different areas, as an essential element to achieve connectivity in the whole
country. the goal is to reach all the cities and small towns, that is, integrate the Mexican republic. it is a huge task to
reach every corner of the territory.
by ALFoNso sARAbIA dE LA GARzA, GENERAL dIRECToR, AERoPUERTos y sERVICIos AUxILIAREs
Communications and Transportation Sec- implementing functional telecommunica-
tor Program for the years 2013-2018 tions, highways, railroads, sea ports and
stresses that one of the key factors to pur- airports. I am talking about investments
sue a thriving Mexico for the benefit of all that will allow our country to enhance
Mexicans is to develop communications productivity, increase global competitive-
and transportation infrastructure, also ness and strengthen its development po-
emphasizing that this Government’s vision tential. We are doing so!
is to reach the year 2018 with strong and The current administration is aiming
consolidated communications and trans- to turn this nation into a global high add-
portation infrastructure. Such infrastruc- ed value logistic Centre, through public
the entrance to the Agua de Obispo tunnel ture to be deployed strategically through and private investments in infrastructure,
“Capufe has been transformed and is moving Mexico through its highways
were blocked by landslides and large rocks. a modern logistics agenda to provide the technology and innovation, as well as big-
and bridges.” Thirteen landslides on the highway and six timely displacement of people and goods ger productive linkages to take advantage
embankment failures were also reported, at competitive costs, the lowest elapsed of the country’s geographic location as a
resulting in the isolation between the port time and enhanced security, to have bet- real richness generator for all Mexicans.
• Construction of braking ramps to pre- at the forefront in this area by keeping up of Acapulco and Mexico City. In four days ter connected regions and, in that way, In the world’s history, either in times
vent accidents on steep slopes. to date. Capufe restored the road connectivity be- promoting a strong internal market while of crisis or emergencies and in different
Interoperability. From 2014, the agen- tween Acapulco and Cuernavaca, and in making up the opportunity to be competi- stages of human development, airports
As a result of implementing the road cy implemented the interoperability of the less than four months the operation of tive in international markets. had, and will have a leading importance.
safety strategy during the 2013-2015 pe- electronic toll system, following guidelines the four-lane highway was totally reestab- Indeed, interconnecting Mexico will On June 10, 1965, the Federal Govern- a decentralized entity, with the capability
riod in Capufe we can claim having saved of the Secretariat of Communications and lished. It was necessary to remove 517,000 take hours and hours of intensive work in ment of Mexico created a new Agency, as to operate and maintain the airports of the
560 lives and that 99.99% of the people Transport, in response to the request ex- cubic meters of landslide material. Federal Network, as well as those of new
who use the infrastructure operated by the pressed by users over the last decade. Thus, Tijuana-Ensenada Highway. In De- construction, with the firm commitment
The current administration is aiming to turn this nation into a global high
agency reach their destinations safely. with the same contract, a single tag can cember of 2013, a subsection of the high- of turning this airport system into a self-
Some examples of major infrastructure be used on most of the national network way subsided and collapsed approximate- added value logistic Centre, through public and private investments in sufficient scheme.
projects and the operation projects con- country’s of toll roads (8,130 kilometers). ly thirty meters deep by 300 meters long, infrastructure, technology and innovation, as well as bigger productive This Agency is Aeropuertos y Servicios
ducted by the agency in recent years are In 2015, Capufe commissioned the caused by seven earthquakes of between Auxiliares—ASA—(Airports and Support-
linkages to take advantage of the country’s geographic location as a real
as follows: Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad 1.3 and 4.3 degrees on the Richter scale ing Services) which has more than fifty
Technological modernization project. Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM, recorded in a geological fault that crosses richness generator for all Mexicans. years of experience and, from its creation,
During the 2013-2015 period, we con- Faculty of Engineering of the National Au- that highway, as well as by the constant its activities are professionally committed
cluded the technological modernization tonomous University of Mexico) a statisti- rainfall registered in the area. Capufe im- to the planning, design and operation of
of the Mexico-Acapulco highway axis and cal study on the efficiency of the electronic mediately faced the challenge and reestab- airports, as well as aviation fuel supply in
the Chamapa-Lechería highway by estab- toll system, which resulted in a level close lished circulation on the highway, increas- Mexico.
lishing Intelligent Transportation Systems to 98% of actual efficiency. ing its safety, in less than a year. It was One of the main objectives for this
(ITS), and we renovated toll equipment by necessary to remove over 1 million cubic Agency is to preserve growth and improve
installing a fiber optics-based communica- Technical eMergencY assisTance meters of material produced by the land airport connectivity in the different re-
tions infrastructure. As a result of climate change, recently subsidence. gions of the Country to promote new busi-
Renovation of the electronic toll sys- some of the highways operated by the The presence of Capufe allows for ness, industry and tourism links, through
tem. During 2014-2015 Capufe under- Capufe network have been affected by greater control and better handling and the safe, secure and quality provision of
took the renovation of the electronic toll hurricanes, storms, atypical rainfall, hail, care of highways in cases of natural di- airport and aviation fuels services.
system, the modernization of 671 lanes, earthquakes, etc., affecting the road infra- sasters, through emergency protocols and Air connectivity in our country is con-
and it projects to reach the operation of structure, including: technical coordination with state and fed- sidered one of the key actions, objectives
874 lanes by the year 2018. Capufe, be- Cuernavaca-Acapulco Highway. In eral forces in cases of national security. N and goals within the National Develop-
sides being a pioneer in the use of elec- September of 2013, due to heavy rains ment Plan (PND, by its Spanish initials),
tronic toll collection in Mexico, remains caused by the Ingrid and Manuel storms, www.capufe.gob.mx through the improvement of regional
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