MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND
TRANSPORTATION
North American Leader’s Summit
High Level Economic Dialogue
Transport and Communications Infrastructure
Investment Program
(2013-2018)
Marco Frías
Director General Adjunto de Desarrollo Carretero
Deputy Director General of Highway Development
Vancouver, October 21st and 22nd, 2014
A Prosperous Mexico Through Infrastructure Development
President Peña Nieto’s Administration vision is to transform Mexico into a
major global logistics hub with high added value.
The Communications and Transport Sector's mandate is:
“To construct modern infrastructure and logistics platforms to detonate value-added
activities and promote the regional development of the country”
With this view, the transport subsector is aiming to:
Interconnect economic areas and formalize transport corridors,
Attract investment for economic and territorial impulse,
Attract new merchandize traffic, and
Promote interfaces 'land and sea'.
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Taking Mexico to its Full Potential
Pacto por Mexico actions
9 of 95
13 Government decisions
3 of 13
National Development
Plan (NDP) 2013-2018
5 National goals and
3 Cross strategies
Investment Program
of Transportation
and Communications
Infrastructure (20132018)
Commitments
105 of 266
Other strategic projects
Public consultations²
228,949 proposals
received
Visions from CONAGO,
CMIC, CIMC, VUI, SMI, and
others.
Source: Presidential speech (12/01/2012) and Pact for Mexico (12/02/2012).
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IIPTC: Government Commitments and Strategic Projects
Synopsis of Commitments and Other Strategic Projects
Commitments
105
Highways
Roads
Junctions and bridges
12
32
8
Strategic Projects with Federal Support
Rural roads and feeders
Conservation
Passenger trains
12
5
7
4
Mass transport and Bus Terminals
6
New stretches
4
New ports
Extensions
Cruise ship terminals
3
2
1
Reduced rate
1
Modernization
6
Connectivity strengthening
1
Closing the digital gap
1
National Crusade Against Hunger
76
144
10
2
4
8
7
7
1
22
237
Other strategic projects
34
58
42
Highways
Roads
Junctions and Bridges
10
Strategic Projects with Federal Support
To build 22,066 km of Rural Roads and Feeders
To build and modernize 43,800 km of Roads
2
Subways
4
Bypasses
4
Urban Living and Improvement Projects
1
New Port of Veracruz
Extensions and Modernization
Specialized terminals
4
16
1
342 Projects
Istmo Logistic Plattform
52
52
Extensions and Modernization
6
1
1
1
2
1
Backbone growth
Setting-up of a shared red
Broadband in 80,000 sites and public spaces
Launching a satellite system
Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television
3
Large-Scale Programs (PET, Rural Roads and
Feeders, Digital connectivity
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Infrastructure Investments (2013-2018)
2013 – 2018 Investments (USD)
Road infrastructure
Transport
$28.9 billions
$7.3 billion
(386,000 million pesos)
(98,000 million pesos)
ITS Investments (USD)
2013-2014
$150 Million (Toll highways)
(2,000 million pesos)
2015-2018
$299 Million (Toll highways)
(4,000 million pesos)
2015-2018
$ 75 Million (Toll-free roads)
(1,000 million pesos)
Exchange rate: $ 1 USD = $13.36 pesos
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Main Interstate Highways
* 8 intestate highways with high specifications
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US-Mexico Ports of Entry
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Why does the border matter?
• Mexico-US Border is the gate to the Canadian Market for Mexican products;
• Need to identify and develop North American Logistic Corridors (NALS);
• Infrastructure as a trigger to regain competitiveness accross Nafta region.
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Why does the border matter?
 Infrastructure as a trigger to strengthen MexicoCanada commercial relationship.
 Border efficiency to promote Nafta region’s
competitiveness.
 Mexico´s ambitious infrastructure program creates
the right incentives to promote private investments
(PPP).
 Canadian investors are welcomed to participate in
the Mexican infrastructure sector.
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Flagship Projects: Mesa de Otay II/Otay Mesa East
 High-Tech PoE for POV’s and Trucks;
 ETC and Congestion Pricing Fees
(Traffic and Revenue Study in
progress);
 Traffic management at its surrounding
areas with an ITS platform.
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Modernize infrastructure;
Use of technology (Pilot program);
Facilitate mobility;
Increase speed flow;
Strengthen security.
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Flagship Projects; Mexico-San Diego Collaboration (ITS)
 Ensuring motorists can make informed
decisions; toll pricing accurately reflects
demand and performance, and agencies can
coordinate binationally.
 ITS services such as toll collection, wait time
detection, approach lane management,
traveler information, traffic surveillance exist
on the approaches to the border crossing in
both directions.
 Perception that the border crossing is
unified, organized, and consistent with
quality timely information provided for
approaches on both sides of the border.
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Flagship Projects: Tijuana’s Traffic Management Center (TTMC)
• SCT, in coordination with Sandag/Caltrans, is launching in 2015 the
TTMC, in order to manage, in a more efficient fashion, northbound
and southbound transit at the PoEs of the Tijuana-San Diego region:
Puerta México; Mesa de Otay; Tecate and Mesa de Otay II (2017).
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Flagship Projects: Matamoros-Brownsville Railroad
 First Railroad Border Crossing in more than
100 years.
 100 MUSD Investment in the Mexican side.
 Railroad´s relocation will allow trains to
increase average speed.
 Employment and competitiveness to the
Matamoros-Brownsville region.
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Flagship Projects Los Tomates-Veterans
 Construction of a second structure which
includes 4 additional lanes.
 Construction of two overpasses that
facilitates freight transit from the maquila
area to the International bridge.
 Significant wait times reduction.
 Connects the Mexican gulf with Texas and the
east of United States.
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Flagship Projects: Guadalupe-Tornillo
 Construction of a new International
Bridge in the Cd. Juarez-El Paso region.
 New crossing option for freight and POVs
in the region;
 Wait times reduction;
 Environmental Benefits.
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Nafta Region: Collaboration Opportunities
 North American logistics
corridors;
 Best practices;
 Wait times;
 ITS;
 Private participation.
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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
AND TRANSPORTATION
Thank you
Marco Frías
Deputy Director General Highway
Development
mfrias@sct.gob.mx
Vancouver, October 21st and 22nd, 2014