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First major Mexican highway tender awarded

The transport and communications ministry (SCT) in Mexican consortium is to go ahead with the 62 kilometre Siglo XXI highway concession in Morelos state. The US$211 million contract to build, operate and maintain the concession has been awarded to a consortium of Pinfra, Grupo Bursátil Mexicano and Aldesa Mexico. The SCT confirmed that tenders for the 80 kilometre Atizapán-Atlacomulco and the 70 kilometre Guanajuato-San Miguel de Allende highway are under way.
December 2, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The transport and communications ministry (SCT) in Mexican consortium is to go ahead with the 62 kilometre Siglo XXI highway concession in Morelos state. The US$211 million contract to build, operate and maintain the concession has been awarded to a consortium of Pinfra, Grupo Bursátil Mexicano and Aldesa Mexico.

The SCT confirmed that tenders for the 80 kilometre Atizapán-Atlacomulco and the 70 kilometre Guanajuato-San Miguel de Allende highway are under way.

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