6.7 Infrastructure

Identify what infrastructure is being improved in your country.

Mexico City has unveiled a US$1.13 billion infrastructure program for 2024, which includes 21 priority projects across seven key areas.

City of Rights: This includes an investment of US$21 million for the structural reinforcement, rehabilitation, and maintenance of 91 elementary schools in 13 municipalities. 

Sustainable City: This focuses on waste management, allocating US$7.3 million for various projects, including completing the construction waste treatment plant and maintaining transfer stations. 

Public Space: Over 200km of “Safe Paths—Walk Freely, Walk Safely” will be built, representing an investment of US$17.5 million.

 Road Infrastructure: US$61.7 million will be invested in fixing the Primary Road Network’s pavement surface, covering 2 million. 

More and Better Mobility: Investments include building pedestrian bridges, maintaining pedestrian and vehicular bridges, developing the Trolleybus Aztecas line, various improvements to metro lines, and completing Interurban Train. 

Cultural Capital of America: US$16.9 million and US$76.6 million will be invested in building the Living Muralism Museum and completing the “Chapultepec: Nature and Culture” project, respectively.

Identify two cities one that is infrastructurally developed and one that is not and explain why each city is most and least infrastructurally developed.

Most Developed - Guadalajara: Guadalajara is considered the most technologically advanced city in Mexico. It has become a hub for high-tech industries, attracting global technology companies such as Bosch, Flex, Foxconn, Sanmina, AstraZeneca, HCL, Tata, Cognizant, Honda, and NXP Semiconductors. With over 1,000 high-tech companies operating in Guadalajara, it provides 150,000 jobs.

Infrastructurally Underdeveloped City: Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez, located in the northern state of Chihuahua near the U.S. border, is considered one of the least infrastructurally developed major cities in Mexico. It has struggled with issues such as inadequate water and sewage systems, poor road conditions, and limited public transportation options. Despite being an important industrial and commercial hub, Ciudad Juárez has faced challenges in attracting investment to improve its infrastructure due to various factors, including its location, security concerns, and economic challenges. 

Sources: Mexico City Unveils US$1.13 Billion Infrastructure Plan for 2024 (mexicobusiness.news) 

Mexico City Unveils US$1.13 Billion Infrastructure Plan for 2024 (mexicobusiness.news) 

Infrastructure in Mexico: Initiatives, Difficulties, and Prospects (sixmexico.com) 

Infrastructure in Mexico: Initiatives, Difficulties, and Prospects (sixmexico.com)