Last review: November, 2024
Banobras offers interested parties information on the sector in Mexico with data from various sources in order to provide knowledge on the subject and useful elements for decision-making at the sectoral level. The content presented does not reflect the position of Banobras.
Current status
At the federal level in Mexico, the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) is the authority responsible for the road sector, in charge of promoting transportation and communications systems. Other agencies of the SICT, such as the Undersecretary of Infrastructure, the General Directorate of Highways, the General Directorate of Highway Development and the General Directorate of Highway Conservation, are responsible for the preservation and strategic development of the road network, the planning, coordination and evaluation of programs for the construction, modernization and conservation of the network, and for carrying out the bidding processes for the granting of concessions.
Likewise, within its attributions is the construction and conservation of roads and bridges, in cooperation with the governments of the federal entities, with the municipalities and individuals through their representative offices (SICT centers).
Source: SICT, Barranca Larga – Ventanilla, Oaxaca
The Mexican Institute of Transport (IMT), a decentralized organization of the SICT, carries out research, technological innovation, the formulation of technical standards, as well as post-professional training and updating to contribute to the improvement of safety, sustainability and competitiveness of transportation.
Federal Roads and Bridges (CAPUFE) is a decentralized public agency of the Federal Government, under the SICT, which administers, maintains and operates federal roads and bridges through concessions, in addition to participating in investment and co-investment projects.
Meanwhile, The National Road Network(RNC), a collaborative effort between SICT, IMT, and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), represents a highly precise and detailed digital and georeferenced mapping of the country’s road infrastructure. This model is structured to facilitate route calculations and adheres to international standards, ensuring rigorous compliance with the applicable legal framework of the National System of Statistical and Geographic Information (SNIEG). This robust system allows for enhanced interoperability across various thematic and sectoral domains, underscoring the comprehensive nature of road infrastructure management in Mexico.
According to the Mexican Institute of Transport, the length of the National Road Network (RNC) in Mexico is 836,603 km (including paved roads, link roads, and paths), comprised of the following:
- 178,217 km – Paved roads
- 51,339 km – Federal roads
- 103,023 km – State roads
- 23,855 km – Other roads (municipal, private)
- 11,094 km – Toll highways
- 527,744 km – Unpaved roads
- 1,356 toll plazas
Vehicle Traffic on Toll Highways and Bridges | Average Daily Traffic Volume (ADTV)[1]
The total vehicle traffic for the year 2023 was 1,652,494 (ADTV), distributed as follows:
By Vehicle Type:
- Cars: 1,143,295
- Trucks: 458,870
- Buses: 52,329
By Network Type:
- Concessions: 913,973
- CAPUFE: 163,977
- National Infrastructure Fund (Fonadin): 574,545
Main Corridors or Axes
According to the SICT, there are 15 main corridors or axes in Mexico, consisting of 9 longitudinal corridors running from north to south and 6 transversal corridors running from east to west, with a total length of approximately 21,701 km.[2]
The main road corridors align with the country’s key logistics corridors, which are connected to major logistical nodes, including ports and border points.
Throughout the country, state highways predominate, particularly free state roads, followed by free federal roads, while toll roads have a smaller share. Some highways managed by the federal government make up the main road corridors, providing access and communication to major cities, borders, and seaports. These corridors handle the majority of freight transportation. Some segments are toll-free, while others require payment of a toll for use.
Classifications of Federal Jurisdiction Roads and Bridges3
The following section presents the roads classification based on the “Regulations on the Weight, Dimensions, and Capacity of Freight Vehicles that Transit on Federal Jurisdiction Roads and Bridges.”
- Type ET Road: These are part of the transportation axes established by SICT. Their geometric and structural characteristics allow for the operation of all authorized vehicles with maximum dimensions, capacity, and weight, as well as other vehicles authorized by the Ministry for general interest, confined to this type of road.
- Type A Road: Due to their geometric and structural characteristics, these roads permit the operation of all authorized vehicles with maximum dimensions, capacity, and weight, except for those vehicles that, due to their size and weight, are only allowed on Type ET roads.
- Type B Road: These form the primary network and, based on their geometric and structural characteristics, provide inter-state communication services while also facilitating transit.
- Type C Road: Secondary network roads that provide service within the state, with average lengths, establishing connections with the primary network.
- Type D Road: Feeder roads that, due to their geometric and structural characteristics, primarily serve within the municipal area with relatively short lengths, connecting with the secondary network.[3]
[1] SICT Statistical Yearbook, 2023
[2] IBID
[3] SICT Statistical Yearbook, 2023
The Mexican Transportation Institute, through the National Road Network, makes available the “Geospatial Platform for Transportation Management”, a tool available via Web that facilitates the cartographic visualization of geospatial information of the transportation infrastructure:
Institutional Arrangement
In terms of infrastructure, Mexico has a defined strategy that offers investors medium and long-term visibility regarding the development of projects, through a series of plans and programs of national and sectorial scope. To access the information, please consult the following documents:
National Development Financing Program 2020-2024
Communications and Transportation Sector Program 2020-2024
Organizational Structure
Description of the hierarchy and roles of the different entities and actors involved in the sector, including how the different institutions and agencies coordinate and collaborate.
It is the Federal Government agency and authority responsible for the sector, in charge of promoting adequate transportation and communications systems that contribute to the accessibility of services, responding to globalization trends.
Area of the SICT in charge of guaranteeing modern and sufficient transportation infrastructure that promotes the provision of quality and competitive services, thus contributing to the sustainable development of the country.
General Directorate of Highways
Unit of the SICT responsible for the planning, coordination, and evaluation of highway programs for the construction and modernization of the federal road network, as well as for the construction, modernization, reconstruction, and maintenance of rural and feeder roads
General Directorate of Highway Development
Unit of the SICT responsible for planning the strategic development of the federal road network, as well as conducting the bidding processes for the granting of highway infrastructure concessions.
General Directorate of Highway Maintenance
Unit of the SICT responsible for preserving and improving the physical conditions of toll-free federal highways through public works carried out on sections and bridges.
The SICT Centers are the representations of the Secretariat in each state, and their mission is to contribute to the development of highway systems in the federative entity by executing and promoting institutional programs in coordination with the General Directorates of the Undersecretariat of Infrastructure.
Decentralized body of the SICT aimed at providing solutions for the transportation and logistics sector in Mexico, both public and private, ensuring their quality, safety, and sustainability to contribute to the country’s development through applied research, technological and laboratory services, production of standards, manuals, and methodologies, professional training, as well as the dissemination of results and acquired knowledge.
Red Nacional de Caminos
Es la representación cartográfica digital y georreferenciada de la infraestructura vial del país con alta precisión. Integra el total de la red pavimentada y parte importante de los caminos no pavimentados de México, las vialidades de las localidades urbanas y rurales con las que se conectan, vías fluviales y marítimas donde se transbordan vehículos y, adicionalmente, servicios de interconexión de transporte como aeropuertos, puertos, estaciones de ferrocarril, aduanas, puentes y túneles, sitios de esparcimiento y recreativos, sitios de interés para el turismo, entre otros.
Coordination vehicle of the Government of Mexico for the development of infrastructure in the sectors of communications, transportation, water, environment, and tourism. It holds concessions for 50 highway sections and uses the fees collected to finance new infrastructure.
Development bank institution in Mexico that facilitates the development of infrastructure projects with high social profitability by financing long-term projects and promoting the participation of the private sector and commercial banks. It holds concessions for 2 highway sections.
- Entronque Acatlan-Entronque Aeropuerto de Colima, de la Carretera Guadalajara-Colima
- Atlacomulco-Maravatio
Decentralized body of the SICT responsible for managing and operating, through concession, the federal roads and bridges under its charge; carrying out the maintenance, reconstruction, and improvement of these assets; and participating in investment and co-investment projects for the construction and operation of general communication routes in the field.
26 concessions to state governments throughout the country.
In the National Highway Network, of the more than 11,000 km of toll highways, over 4,000 are concessioned to the private sector.
Legal system
The compilation of international treaties, laws, regulations, decrees, agreements and federal, state and municipal provisions shown here are for informational purposes and for ease of reference:
SICT
Highway Compostela – Las Varas
Investment cycle
The following section provides an overview of the project development process from initial planning to final execution.
Planning
SICT establishes medium and long term sectorial programs for road infrastructure development, based on the objectives and strategies defined by the National Development Plan and the National Infrastructure Program. The main objectives of the Communications and Transport Sectorial Program are to a) improve and upgrade rural and feeder roads, b) support a temporary job program, and c) modernize interstate roads.
Identification
SICT identifies road projects to be developed, in accordance with planning documents. Unsolicited proposals of PPP projects must be aligned to national and sectorial plans.
Structuring
The General Directors of Roads, Road Maintenance, and Road Development prepare those pre-investment studies and analysis necessary for the structuring and executions of the projects.
Registration
For those projects that require federal funds, SICT presents a registration application to the Investment Unit of the Ministry of Finance (whether funded with fiscal budget or by the National Infrastructure Fund or FONADIN).
Prioritization
The CIGFD will evaluate the projects that require the allocation of federal funds, and will decide its inclusion in the draft of the annual expenditure budget. Additionally, this commission will determine the prioritization of the projects based on a) socioeconomic profitability; b) its impact in extreme poverty reduction; c) regional development, and d) concurrence with other programs and investment projects.
Authorization
- Projects that require federal funds are authorized by the House of Representatives.
- Projects with funding from FONADIN are authorized by the Fund.
- The IU will issue an opinion of economic viability for those projects that do not require public resources.
Promotion
Different sources of funds are available for the projects, depending on their particular characteristics and their financial structure, including federal funds or PEF, and funds form FONADIN, BANOBRAS, commercial banks, institutional and private developers, and from institutional investors.
Bidding
SICT determines the tender guideless of each project, and registers them in CompraNet.
Financing
Different sources of funds are available for the projects, depending on their particular characteristics and their financial structure, including federal funds or PEF, and funds form FONADIN, BANOBRAS, commercial banks, institutional and private developers, and from institutional investors.
Execution and Operation
Carried out by SICT for federal roads, and by the awarded operators and developers for concessions, supervised by SCT according to contractual conditions.
Projects
Information on new projects (pre-investment, bidding and execution) and in operation within the Mexico Projects Hub platform, which at some stage of the project were considered investment opportunities and do not necessarily have Banobras / Fonadin participation.
New Projects
Project | Sector | Subsector | Stage | Sustainability | With Ally Networks |
0955 Metropolitan Bypass of Queretaro | Transport | Highways / bridges | Bidding | No | No |
0948 Modernization of the Colima – Armería Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | Yes |
0945 South Macro-bypass of Colima | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | No | Yes |
0923 Modernization of the “Rumbo Nuevo” highway, in Tamaulipas | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | Yes |
0920 Northwestern and Southwestern Bypasses in the City of Hermosillo, State of Sonora | Transport | Highways / bridges | Bidding | No | No |
0918 Progreso Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | No |
0917 North Connection Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | Yes |
0913 Atlacomulco-Polotitlán Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | Yes |
0909 Cuapiaxtla-Cuacnopalan Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | No |
0908 C-MRO “Tepic-Compostela Highway” and “Jala-Compostela-Las Varas Highway and Branch to Compostela”, “Compostela-Las Varas” section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | Yes |
0905 East Connection Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | Yes |
0901 Interserrana Highway: Connection of the Matehuala-Saltillo Highway with the Cd. Victoria-Monterrey Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | No | No |
0900 Tultepec – “Felipe Angeles” International Airport – Piramides Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | Yes |
0884 Tulum Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Preinvestment | No | No |
0877 Pachuca Southern Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Preinvestment | No | No |
0876 Cihuatlan Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Preinvestment | No | No |
0875 Champoton Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Preinvestment | No | No |
0872 South Roads of the State of Mexico | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | Yes |
0867 Real del Monte-Entronque Huasca Section, of the Mex-105 Pachuca-Huejutla Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | No | No |
0693 Las Varas- Puerto Vallarta Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | Yes |
0345 Acapulco West Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | No |
0334 Jala-Compostela-Las Varas Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | No |
0142 Atizapan-Atlacomulco Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Execution | Yes | Yes |
Projects in Operation
Project | Sector | Subsector | Stage | Sustainability | With Ally Networks |
0885 Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Operation of the Highways and International Bridges of the Northeast Package | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0842 Tepic-San Blas Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0816 Siervo de la Nacion Urban Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0815 Lerma – Santiago Tianguistenco Highway and Tenango del Valle Branch | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0814 Toluca – Zitácuaro Highway and Valle de Bravo Branch | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0787 Solidaridad Avenue – Las Torres Extension in its West and East Ends | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0786 Urban Mobility Project of Ciudad Juarez | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0633 Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Operation of Golfo-Centro Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0529 Ciudad Acuña International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0528 Matamoros International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0527 Reynosa International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0526 San Juan International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0525 Miguel Aleman International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0524 Las Flores International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0523 Laredo I International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0522 Ojinaga International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0521 La Piedad Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0520 Juarez – Lincoln (Laredo II) International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0519 Dr. Rodolfo Robles International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0518 Nautla Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0517 Panuco Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0516 Papaloapan Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0515 Sinaloa Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0514 Culiacan (Almada) Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0513 Grijalva Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0512 Suchiate II International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0511 Tampico Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0510 Tecolutla Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0509 Tlacotalpan Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0508 Usumacinta Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0507 Dovali Jaime (Coatzacoalcos II) Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0506 Piedras Negras International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0505 Cadereyta Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0504 Alvarado Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0503 Cuauhtemoc Juntion-Osiris Junction | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0502 Chapalilla-Compostela Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0501 Camargo International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0500 Caracol Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0451 Maintenance and Conservation of the San Luis Potosi-Matehuala Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0449 Maintenance and Conservation of the Campeche-Merida Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0448 Maintenance and Conservation of the Arriaga-Tapachula Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0447 Maintenance and Conservation of the Tampico (Altamira)-Ciudad Victoria Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0375 La Galarza-Amatitlanes Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0374 Conservation of the Coatzacoalcos-Villahermosa Federal Highways Network | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0373 Conservation of the Queratero-San Luis Potosi Federal Highways Network | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0367 Saltillo West Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0366 Gomez Palacio-Corralitos Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0365 Zacapalco-Rancho Viejo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0364 Torreon-Saltillo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0363 Tijuana-Ensenada Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0362 Tecate-La Rumorosa Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0361 Salina Cruz-La Ventosa Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0359 Rancho Viejo-Taxco Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0358 Quertaro Irapuato Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0356 El Zacatal Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0355 Puente de Ixtla-Iguala Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0354 Puebla-Acatzingo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0353 Matamoros III “Los Tomates” International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0351 Mexico-Cuernavaca Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0350 Mexico-Queretaro Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0349 Mexico-Puebla Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0348 Villahermosa Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0346 Tampico West Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0344 Chihuahua Northwest Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0343 Queretaro Northeast Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0342 Felipe Carrillo Puerto Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0341 Cuernavaca Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0340 Ciudad Valles-Tamuin Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0339 Amecameca-Nepantla Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0338 Las Choapas-Ocozocoautla Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0337 Lagos de Moreno-San Luis Potosi Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0336 La Tinaja-Acayucan-Cosoleacaque Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0335 La Pera-Cuautla Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0333 Gutierrez Zamora-Tihuatlan Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0332 Estacion Don-Nogales Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0331 Durango-Mazatlan Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0330 Cuernavaca-Acapulco Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0329 Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0328 Cordoba-Veracruz Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0327 Chamapa-Lecheria Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0326 Ciudad Mendoza-Cordoba Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0325 Cardenas-Agua Dulce Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0323 Campeche-Champoton Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0321 Cabo San Lucas-San Jose del Cabo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0320 Aeropuerto Los Cabos-San Jose del Cabo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0319 Acatzingo-Ciudad Mendoza Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0143 “Siglo XXI” Highway, Jantetelco-El Higueron (Xicatlacotla) Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0141 Queretaro Bypass: Palmillas-Apaseo el Grande | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0140 Cardel-Poza Rica Highway, Laguna Verde-Gutierrez Zamora Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0139 Salamanca-Leon Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0138 Atlacomulco-Maravatio Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0137 Matehuala Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0136 Tecpan Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0135 Morelia-Salamanca Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0134 Mazatlan-Culiacan Highway, Culiacan South Bypass and Mazatlan Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0133 San Luis Rio Colorado II International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0132 Parallel Sections to the Jimenez-Chihuahua and Chihuahua-Ciudad Juarez Highways | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0131 Guadalajara Bypass, Tepic Highway and Guadalajara-Tepic Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0130 Morelia and Uruapan Bypasses and Patzcuaro-Uruapan-Lazaro Cardenas Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0129 Santa-Ana Altar Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0128 Cordova – De las Americas International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0127 Mexicali Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0126 Piedras Negras II International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0125 Colorado Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0124 Reynosa-McAllen “Andaluzas” International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0123 Aguascaliente Southwest Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0122 La Unidad Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0121 Jose Lopez Portillo Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0120 Coatzacoalcos Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0119 Colombia International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0118 San Miguel Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0117 Delicias-Camargo Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0116 Peñon-Texcoco Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0115 Guadalajara-Colima Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0114 Ciudad Obregon Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0113 Providencia Section, Fresnillo Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0112 Tuxpan-Tampico Highway, Tuxpan-Ozuluama Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0111 Centinela-Rumorosa Section of the Mexicali-Tijuana Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0110 Hermosillo Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0109 Zaragoza-Ysleta, Lerdo-Stanton, Paso del Norte and Guadalupe-Tornillo International Bridges | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0108 Nuevo Laredo III International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0107 Rio Bravo-Donna International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0106 Tepic-Villa Union Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0105 Nogales Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0104 Arco Norte Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0103 Lucio Blanco-Los Indios International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0102 Arriaga-Ocozocoautla and Tuxtla Gutierrez-San Cristobal de las Casas Highways | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0101 Perote-Banderilla Highway and Xalapa Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0100 La Piedad Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0099 Barranca-Larga Ventanilla Section of the Oaxaca-Puerto Escondido Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0098 Maravatio-Zapotlanejo and Guadalajara-Aguascalientes-Leon Highways | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0097 Durango-Yerbanis Hyighway and Laguna North Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
0096 Kantunil-Cancun Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0095 Amozoc-Perote Highway and Perote Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0094 Irapuato Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0093 San Martin Texmelucan-Tlaxcala Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0092 Torreon Cuencame Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0091 Tijuana-Tecate Highway and Tecate Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0090 Armeria-Manzanillo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0089 Mexico-Toluca Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0088 Ecatepec-Piramides Highway and Ecatepec-Peñon Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0087 San Luis Potosi East Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0085 Saltillo Northwest Bypass of the Saltillo-Zacatecas Highway and Saltillo-Monterrey Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0084 Veracruz-Cardel Section of the Poza Rica-Veracruz Highway and Cardel Northwest Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
0083 Mitla-Tehuantepec Juntion Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0082 Queretaro-Irapuato Toll Free Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0081 Nueva Italia-Apatzingán Toll Free Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0080 Nuevo Necaxa-Avila Camacho Highway and Avila Camacho-Tihuatlan Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0079 Irapuato-La Piedad Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0078 Rio Verde-Ciudad Valles Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
0077 Tapachula-Talisman Highway with Branch to Ciudad Hidalgo | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0035 Maintenance and Conservation of Saltillo – Monterrey – La Gloria Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0028 Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo Highway La Gloria San Fernando Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0027 Maintenance and Conservation of Piramides-Tulancingo-Pachuca Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0026 Maintenance and Conservation of Texcoco-Zacatepec Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
0025 Maintenance and Conservation of Matehuala-Saltillo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
Banobras / Fonadin
The National Bank of Public Works and Services (Banobras) and the National Infrastructure Fund (Fonadin) participate in the financing of infrastructure projects in Mexico, including highways and bridges. Fonadin also manages 50 toll highways in Mexico, and the surplus resources generated are invested in infrastructure projects such as roads, trains, and bridges.
Project Finance: In order to support the financing of infrastructure projects and public services, the Project Finance Unit structures financing supported by the granting of loans and guarantees to those projects developed as Public-Private Partnerships and which have their own source of payment from the exploitation of the concession or public contract or from the collection of the service in question. The Public-Private Partnership schemes may be Federal and/or Local, in their different modalities, such as: Concessions, Service Provision Projects (PPS) or Financed Public Works Contracts, among others.
Products:
Financing for States and Municipalities and Decentralized Public Organizations: The products and services are designed to meet the infrastructure needs of states, municipalities and their decentralized public organizations, in order to improve the quality of life of the population and increase competitiveness.
Infrastructure is a pillar of development, which is why Banobras has innovative products and services focused on contributing to regional development through the promotion of financial mechanisms to:
Boost investment in infrastructure and public services.
Promote the financial and institutional strengthening of states, municipalities and decentralized public agencies.
To this end, Banobras has the following financing schemes:
Products:
Project Development: Banobras offers services aimed at assisting public sector agencies and entities in the development of infrastructure projects.
Financial structuring of the project:
- Elaborate and/or update studies required by the Public-Private Partnerships Law.
- Support in the review of the bidding conditions and contract model.
- Assist in obtaining financing for the project.
- Assist in the registration process of the project in the portfolio of the Investment Unit of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP).
- Assist in dealing with any observations made by the SHCP Investment Unit.
- Support in the financial closing of the project.
Banobras, as a highway concessionaire, administers, operates, conserves, and maintains those highway sections concessioned by the Federal or State governments to any agency or even to private companies, which in turn mandate Banobras to establish a trust to maintain and operate them under this business scheme. Examples of this include the following:
The purpose of the National Infrastructure Fund (Fonadin) is to serve as the Federal Public Administration’s coordination vehicle for infrastructure investment. It has one of the largest road concession networks in the world and manages the granting of financial support for infrastructure development, mainly in the areas of communications, transportation, water, environment, energy, tourism, urban and strategic and priority areas, supporting the planning, promotion, construction, conservation, operation and transfer of infrastructure projects with social impact and economic or financial profitability.
The road network under concession to Fonadin is made up of 50 road sections, totaling a length of 4,508.90 km, of which 47 are in operation with a length of 4,299.73 km, and 3 are under construction, with a length of 209.17 km. Of the 47 sections in operation, 33 are operated by Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos (Capufe), 1 by Operadora y Administración Técnica, S.A. de C.V., and Hala-Ken Consulting, S.A. de C.V., and 13 are operated under a model based on compliance with performance standards.
It has a wide range of products designed to strengthen the financial structure of the infrastructure projects that the country requires, from the conception to the completion of the projects, providing the following financial instruments that make the projects more attractive for financing with private resources:
Recoverable Support
- Simple Credits
- Subordinated Credits
- Guarantees
- Investments in Venture Capital Funds
- Infrastructure Trust Investments
- Financing of Studies and Advisory Services
Non Recoverable Support
- Contributions for Studies and Consultancy
- Contributions for Projects
- Project Grants
Contact: fonadin.transporte@banobras.gob.mx
Sustainability
Banobras makes available to interested parties, analysis sheets for the detection of sustainability practices in infrastructure projects, in accordance with the methodological framework “Attributes and Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure” of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Its objective is to highlight sustainable practices, encourage their adoption in future projects and provide relevant information for investors in their economic, environmental, social and institutional dimensions.
To consult the projects that already have a sustainability record, select the “SEARCH CRITERIA>” option in the PROJECTS section, and then select “With Sustainability Analysis”; the projects that have a record will be displayed below.
In addition, Banobras offers an analysis tool that presents the potential relationship of the different infrastructure projects of the Mexico Projects platform with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda and their targets. This comparative analysis facilitates the use of data according to different criteria, such as the potential impact of projects and sectors against national and global development goals.
The comparison is only made between projects in the same subsector. To select and consult here.
The alignment of a project with the SDGs provides information on the degree of focus on sustainability; it provides a comparison between projects in the same sector and sub-sector and facilitates investment decisions, showing the highest and lowest alignment of projects to the SDGs. Comparative analysis facilitates the use of data according to different criteria, such as the potential impact of projects and sectors against national and global development goals.
In the case of the sector, 70 projects are identified in the platform that have sustainability practices detection sheets, which allows to know, among other things, the projects with more and better alignments to the SDGs. For more information, access the Sustainable Development Goals application:
Greater alignment of the sector:
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Reduced alignment of the sector:
- SDG 2: Zero Hunger
- SDG 4: Quality Education
- SDG 14: Life Below Water
Ally Networks
Banobras, through its Ally Networks application, provides information on companies participating in competitive public procurement processes for infrastructure projects in Mexico, based on official sources such as CompraNet. It includes details on investment amounts, number of participations in bids, projects awarded, consortiums, and business associations, which allows the user to identify potential actors for the establishment of investments in the country.
To consult the projects that have information on the participating companies, select the option “SEARCH CRITERIA>” in the PROJECTS section, and then select “With applicant companies” at the end of the criteria.
In the application, you can consult on the sector:
- 57 projects
- 250 companies
- 161 consortiums
Reference documents:
This section offers documents, reports and reports with technical, statistical and regulatory information on the sector:
- UI: Rural Roads and Feeder Roads Infrastructure Conservation Program 2025
- National Road Network: Statistics of registered elements up to 2023
- SICT: PPP Projects of the General Directorate of Highway Development of the SICT
- SICT: Bidding Processes of the General Directorate of Highways of the SICT
- SICT: Sectoral Communications and Transport Program | Progress and Results January 2024 – June 2024
- SICT: Atlas of the Sector, Infrastructure, Communications, and Transport, 2023
- SICT: Statistical Yearbook of the SICT 2023
- SICT: Design and Management of Highway Projects in Public-Private Partnerships