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The President Claudia Sheinbaum He headed this Saturday April 26 The starting flag for construction to adapt the Virtual trend as load transport in progress, Yucatan.
Accompanied by local and federal authorities, the holder of the Executive Power He stressed that this extension will allow merchandise to be faster and more economical in the region.
“Now we are giving the exit flag so that the Mayan train is not only a passenger train, but a cargo train.”
President Claudia Sheinbaum.
The project is part of the strategy to strengthen the logistics infrastructure of the Mexican southeast. The work contemplates the construction of new roads, load stations and distribution centers at strategic points of the state.
Mayan train advance as load transport
The adaptation of Virtual trend For loading it was officially announced last March. The objective is to connect the ports of Progreso and Coatzacoalcos, promoting trade in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Data from the National Tourism Promotion Fund (FONATUR) indicate that the load network will have an approximate extension of 700 kilometers. Products such as food, construction materials and fuels are expected to transport.
The federal government projects that this system starts operations in 2026complementing the tourist service that the Virtual trend Since December 2023.
Authorities foresee economic benefits
During the event, Mexican government officials assured that the Loading Mayan Train will generate more than 10 thousand jobs direct and indirect in the region.
In addition, they explained that it will reduce logistics costs by up to 30% for companies operating in the southeast, which, they said, will make the area more competitive in front of other industrial corridors in the country.
The Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) also stressed that the project will be developed under strict environmental guidelines.
The progress of the work will be supervised together by Fonaturthe SICT y State authorities of Yucatan.
Yucatan government highlights the importance of the project
The governor of Yucatán, Joaquín Díaz Mena, commented that the Railway Works of the Mayan train load will change for the course of the State, by promoting its development.
In addition to the above, he stressed that this project adds to the extension of Puerto Progreso, recently tendered and will have an investment of more than 12 billion pesos.
“A work that adds to another great project that we have just bidded (…) the modernization of the height port, the most important port of our state”.
Governor of Yucatán, Joaquín Díaz Mena.
