Puebla-Mexico highway new impound yards agreed with transport sector, Digi Mart USA News (Puebla, Mexico): Federal and state government authorities, along with representatives of the Prosecutors’ Offices, agreed to open two new impound yards on the Puebla-Mexico highway as part of commitments made during a working session with representatives of the transport sector.
The new facilities will be located in the Tecamachalco and San Martin Texmelucan sections of the highway. The move is intended to address one of the demands raised by transport operators during meetings with officials.
Among the agreements, the parties also committed to signing a collaboration agreement with the Instituto de Capacitacion para el Trabajo del Estado de Puebla (ICATEP), which will promote training for drivers.
Authorities also agreed to hold a new meeting with municipal presidents from the Puebla metropolitan area to follow up on the issues raised by the sector.
During the meeting, federal and state authorities reiterated their willingness to keep channels of dialogue open in response to transport operators’ demands.
Officials also presented the security measures implemented on the stretch of highway that runs through Puebla, which authorities said were taken to address the sector’s concerns.
Representatives from the federal and state Secretariats of the Interior (Segob), the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), the National Guard, the Secretariat of National Defense, the federal Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, and the Attorneys General’s Offices took part in the meeting.
