Construction of the Tam-Bajío highway begins; will detonate the positioning of the region's industrial corridor

With the start of construction of the Tam-Bajío Highway , the economic and commercial exchange of the Central Bajío Occidente region and the Gulf of Mexico will be strengthened and positioned , being a benchmark for competitiveness at the national level.

At the event, Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo, governor of Guanajuato, stated that with the start of construction of this connectivity project, it will contribute to national integration and the articulation of supply chains of the various industries. 

“Today we are taking one more step, to consolidate and connect the Central Bajío Occidente states with Tamaulipas in a more competitive way. This will be a great highway that will contribute to connectivity, promoting this economic corridor, where cargo is handled in foreign trade containers, ”he said.

He also noted that this work will continue to work to strengthen the construction of a large bridge between Guanajuato and Tamaulipas, since the project is to construct, operate, preserve and maintain the road of 106 kilometers in length , called Autopista Tam-Bajio , which will have an investment of 6,000 million pesos.

The construction of 70 kilometers of new highway and the modernization of another 30 kilometers is contemplated , for a total of 101 kilometers between El Mante and Tula; Complementary works and a two-kilometer-long tunnel are also included. 

This road infrastructure will reduce travel times and transportation costs between the ports of Altamira and Tampico, and the production centers of Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Querétaro and Jalisco .

"It will come to consolidate the logistics of the Bajío and the West, since it will connect these states with southern Tamaulipas in a more competitive way, promoting this economic corridor, where there is a great handling of cargo in foreign trade containers," he said. .

For the state of Guanajuato, this highway is important since of the 20,000 million dollars it exported in merchandise in 2020 , the year of the pandemic, 55% (10,918 million dollars) left Tamaulipas customs. Half of them through Nuevo Laredo and its International Airport, and to a lesser extent through the Port of Altamira, Reynosa and other customs such as Matamoros, Camargo, etc.

He pointed out that the main export products from Guanajuato to Tamaulipas are auto parts, vehicles, products from the agro-industrial sector, metal mechanics, cosmetics, personal care, footwear and leather, chemical, household appliances and clothing products , among others.

In addition, the states of Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí , represent the main driving region and export of foreign direct investment in Mexico, so this communication channel will promote opportunities for progress and economic development at the national level. .