Project

MODERNIZATION of the Cuautla - Tlapa - Marquelia highway, IN THE STATES OF Guerrero, Morelos and Puebla.

Sector: Transport


Last Revision

February 12, 2026
Short Name of the Project:
0995 Cuautla - Tlapa - Marquelia highway
Type of Investment:
Brownfield
Subsector:
Highways / bridges
Asset (s):
 Highway 385 KM 
Contract Currency:
Mexican Pesos MXN
Estimated Investment MXN:

13,652,000,000

Estimated Investment USD:

707,357,512

Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2026: $ 19.3
Contract Scope:
  Modernization

DESCRIPTION

The project consists of the expansion to 2 and 4 lanes of the Cuautla - Tlapa - Marquelia highway. The estimated execution period is 4 years, with the creation of 40,506 jobs. The highway connects with the main corridors 11 "Acapulco - Veracruz" and 15 "Pacific Coastal."

The identified tenders can be consulted in the "More Information" section; some of the most recent tenders are:

LO-09-210-009000999-N-76-2026 / Canceled
Modernization of the Mex-160 highway Santa Bárbara – Izúcar de Matamoros, section: limits of the States of Morelos/Puebla – Izúcar de Matamoros, subsection: from km 126+000 to km 132+120, in the State of Puebla.

LO-09-210-009000999-N-77-2026 / Canceled
Modernization of the Tepexco I, Tepexco II, Calmeca, Matlala, and Rijo bridges located on the Mex-160 highway Santa Bárbara – Izúcar de Matamoros, section: limits of the States of Morelos/Puebla – Izúcar de Matamoros, subsection: from km 107+000 to km 126+000, in the State of Puebla.

LO-09-210-009000999-T-85-2026 / Canceled
Modernization of the Mex-160 highway Santa Bárbara – Izúcar de Matamoros, section: limits of the States of Morelos/Puebla – Izúcar de Matamoros, subsection: from km 114+000 to km 126+000, in the State of Puebla.

LO-09-210-009000999-T-70-2026 / Canceled
Expansion and modernization to four lanes, consisting of the construction of earthworks, drainage works, structures, complementary works, paving, and signage of the Santa Bárbara - Izúcar de Matamoros highway, section: Cuautla - Border of the States of Mor./Pue.; from km 97+500 to km 103+000 in the State of Morelos.

LO-09-210-009000999-T-84-2026 / Canceled
Modernization of the Mex-160 Santa Bárbara - Izúcar de Matamoros highway, section: Border of the States of Mor./Pue. - Izúcar de Matamoros, subsection: from km 103+500 to km 114+000, consisting of: construction of earthworks, drainage works, asphalt concrete paving, complementary works, miscellaneous works, and signage; in the State of Puebla.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE

Type of Project
  Public
Type of Contract
  Public Works
Selection Process
Public Bid
Payment Source
Budgetary

STATUS

Stage
  Bidding
RELEVANT DATES
Execution/Construction Starting Date 2025
Operation Starting Date 2029

GEOLOCATION

State(s)
Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla   

SPONSOR

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Entity
Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes
Department
Dirección de General de Carreteras
Contact
Ricardo Abel Santiago Vicuña
E-mail
ricardo.santiago@sct.gob.mx

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Source
Transparencia Presupuestaria
Description
Digital platform used to monitor public expenditure, as well as the execution of public works throughout the country.
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Compras MX
Description
Compras MX is the Digital Public Procurement Platform of the Federal Public Administration, where anyone can access information about the purchases made by the Government of Mexico to support its operations for the benefit of all.
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Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Description
Federal government entity and sectorial authority responsible for establishing the necessary criteria and instruments to guarantee the protection, preservation, and use of natural resources, by developing an environmental policy that ensures sustainable growth.
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Mexico Government

REMARKS

The projects published in Proyectos México corresponding to the Priority Axes of the National Highway Infrastructure Program may indicate one or more tenders corresponding to different sections of the project and their links can be consulted here once they have been identified and published. In this sense, the information contained here refers to the general characteristics of the project and each tender will have different data. The project will stay on tendering phase will remain when at least one section is in the bidding process.

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