Mexico national infrastructure program 2025-2030, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico City): Mexico’s Secretary of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT), Jesús Esteva Medina, presented the National Infrastructure Program 2025-2030 to the community of the UPIICSA at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN). The program includes railway works and the construction and modernization of highways, bridges and artisanal roads.
While inaugurating the 42nd Interdisciplinary Week, Esteva Medina said transportation is essential to the country’s life. He stated that under the Fourth Transformation the government aims to reduce inequalities, improve the well-being of the population and leave a lasting legacy that helps those who have the least.
During his keynote lecture, the secretary detailed that under the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, 2,377 km of passenger rail and nearly 700 km of freight rail will be built. He also said that between 2025 and 2030, 1,200 road construction fronts will be deployed, intervening on 11,366 km with an investment of 647,832 million pesos.
He indicated that 3,161 km of Priority Roads will be built and modernized, along with 402 bridges with a total length of 107 km. He also highlighted progress on the Artisanal Roads program, which aims to build 523 roads with an investment of more than 32 billion pesos, continuing a social infrastructure policy that brings services and opportunities to historically marginalized communities.
Accompanied by Luis Ruiz Hernández, director general of Federal Motor Transportation at SICT, Esteva Medina said the Mexican Transport Institute is currently developing 105 research projects, offers 225 specialized technological services, and participates in updating standards and manuals that support modernization of the transport sector.
Antonio Romero Hernández, director general of UPIICSA, referred to the legacy of General Lázaro Cárdenas and the recent death of engineer Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas. Esteva Medina closed by calling on new generations to act with responsibility and commitment to build a more connected, competitive and sustainable Mexico.
