Peña Nieto new actions instructs for infrastructure in Michoacan
Lázaro Cárdenas, Mich. 1 October.- President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto committed to infrastructure and development of Michoacan, instructing the head of the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT), Gerardo Ruiz Esparza to implement four specific actions:
- Improving communication from the capital to the state, expand the road Jilotepec highway to Morelia. Work immediately to expand to four lanes the highway, which will provide the state with the center of the country.
- Start Jobs for the part of the section of Zitacuaro Villa Victoria, this road is expanded, modernizes and is a more modern way, to the state of Michoacan.
- For Lázaro Cárdenas, who is the great door that has the Pacific to everything that comes from Asia and communicated to the entire country and northern region. The SCT conjunction with the Ministry of Economy, make a plan to do in Lázaro Cárdenas an industrial park, which will expand and grow the jobs to the people of this area of Michoacan. We give way to the development of a large industrial park in the area of Lazaro Cardenas.
- Following Lázaro Cárdenas, multiply the capacity of the port has today, we need more connectivity, not only land, but to improve air connectivity, work to build larger project to improve connectivity with the rest of the Republic airport.
These measures were determined by the Federal Executive, after recognizing that the Michoacan state is lagging, so he urged the need to restore normality condition, tranquility, peace, economic development and ensure that from Michoacán families have better Job opportunities.
Michoacán has lagged behind and lost opportunity spaces. There is insecurity, uncertainty, lack of opportunities and this is what we want change, we want to give back vitality, Pena Nieto said on a tour of the state, where he was accompanied by the acting governor Jesus Reyna and Secretary of Communications and Transport, Gerardo Ruiz Esparza.
The event was also attended by holders Sedena and Semar, Salvador Cienfuegos Cepeda and Vidal Francisco Soberon, respectively, as well as Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare, Alfonso Navarrete Prida, to whom the President of Mexico also recalled, the damage caused by Ingrid Manuel in several states.
Of all highways in the country, 18 were damaged, today all are passable all have normal circulation, with temporary repairs in the coming months will be permanently rebuilt. Precisely thanks to timely work that was issued from the SCT.
Of the 141 federal highways in the country, nearly half were damaged and today there are only three that are not being passable, all others are passable with temporary arrangements in several parts. We are already starting the final reconstruction work for a full circulation, as part of the commitment of the government of the Republic will be, he said.
On the road issue, Ruiz Esparza said to rehabilitate the infrastructure, the secretariat put together an interim step that is enabled within four months to be completely rebuilt and connectivity recovers in the state.
Meanwhile, state governor Jesus Reyna thanked the federal government work carried out in the state after the damages caused by Ingrid and Manuel.
Source: Excelsior
