Work begins on a new highway connecting San Luis Potosí with Querétaro

Construction is underway connected a caller San Luis Potosí-Querétaro highway, which is expected to heighten connectivity wrong Mexico’s Bajío portion and connected to the north, Governor Ricardo Gallardo Cardona announced successful October.

The San Luis Potosí authorities authorities is moving with the Mexican institution Grupo Meta (Mexicana de Técnicos en Autopistas) connected the operation of the caller highway, present successful Phase One. Meta plans to put implicit 20 cardinal pesos (US $1.1 billion) successful the project, alleviating the fiscal load connected the state. 

The existing Highway 57 is simply a large north-south way that runs from Mexico City to the utmost northbound of the country. But betwixt Querétaro and San Luis Potosí, standstill postulation is simply a communal occurrence. (@SoyOmarGamo/X)

This is 1 of 3 large projects being carried retired jointly by the authorities and Meta, on with the San Luis-Matehuala road — connecting the metropolis of San Luis Potosí with Matehuala successful the northbound of the authorities — and the enlargement of the Vía Alterna (Alternate Route).

Highway 57, the existent way connecting the capitals of the 2 states, is 1 of the most-traveled roads successful the country, but it is prone to delays from accidents, roadworthy enactment oregon simply backed-up traffic.  

Beyond San Luis Potosí, it forms portion of a large commercialized way betwixt the concern Bajío portion and the northbound of Mexico. 

The caller road is being developed arsenic portion of a authorities strategy to trim commuting times and make a harmless logistics way betwixt San Luis Potosí and the remainder of  Mexico’s cardinal Bajío region. 

Companies and freight drivers person been calling for respective years for an alternate way to assistance trim congestion.

The operation of the road marks a historical measurement successful mobility and economical improvement for San Luis Potosí, according to Gallardo.

The roadworthy from Querétaro volition extremity successful La Pila, conscionable extracurricular of San Luis Potosí city. Drivers volition past beryllium capable to proceed to the bluish authorities of Nuevo León via San Luis Potosí state’s existing road network, which volition importantly heighten connectivity betwixt Querétaro and the north.

For the metropolitan area, “there is besides the Alternate Route from Highway 120 to 140, which volition beryllium thing unique,” ​​Gellardo said. 

Work is besides underway connected different road from Highway 140 to Highway 80, each the mode to Villa de Reyes, to the southbound of San Luis Potosí city, with the information of Meta and different backstage companies, according to the governor. 

“These projects volition link San Luis Potosí successful a large way, arsenic [the state] is known for its large highways and thoroughfares.”

The task is expected to make some nonstop and indirect jobs during its construction, amended connectivity and boost tourism successful San Luis Potosí. It volition besides pull higher levels of planetary concern arsenic it strengthens San Luis’s booming automotive industry, which extends to the municipalities of Pozos to the eastbound and Villa de Reyes to the south. 

With reports from El Economista, El Sol de San Luis and Lider Empresarial