Amacarga warns of impacts on freight distribution due to road closures

The agency indicated that these types of actions affect national supply, as well as imports and exports.

The Mexican Association of Freight Forwarders (Amacarga) expressed its concern over roadblocks across the country, due to agricultural producers’ protests, and predicted impacts on distribution costs, national supply, and imports and exports .

“The delays caused by the halted transportation directly impact the distribution and delivery costs of various products, slow down national supply, and harm the country’s exports, which are currently the only engine of the economy that maintains a good pace of activity, in addition to imports,” said Eva María Muñoz, president of Amacarga.

However, he recognized the right to free demonstration and defense of the interests of the sectors involved in this movement, but “it is unacceptable that they harm other economic activities in the country . “

In response, he called on federal and state authorities to find a prompt solution that would allow the reestablishment of transportation of all types of products within the country and to distribution points for international markets.

For its part, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation (SICT) reported road closures in several states across the country, and advised road users to take precautions.

The affected areas are as follows:

Mexico-Guadalajara Highway.
Ocotlán Booth (km 426+000).
Zapotlán del Rey (km 446+000).
La Barca Junction (km 402+000).
Guadalajara-Morelia Highway, in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga.
Highway to Nogales, which connects with Puerto Vallarta.
Guadalajara-Colima Highway.
Maravatío-Zapotlanejo Highway.

In Guanajuato the blockades are located in:

In Comonfort: Comonfort–SMA Bypass, near the Pirámide gas station and the Road to Orduña.
In Irapuato: Castro del Río, Procter & Gamble Zone (towards Abasolo).
Junction with Pueblo Nuevo (Highway 90).
Junction to Cuerámaro (Highway 90).
North Bypass, at the Rancho Grande community.
In Pénjamo: Laguna de Cortés (Highway 90).
Relief drain, Santa Ana Pacueco (Highway 90) Federal 90, height La Herradura–El Tlacuache junction.
Salamanca: Valtierrilla Clover.
Salvatierra: The Phoenix and Yuriria–Cupareo junction.
Santiago Valley: “Blue Vase”, exit to Salamanca.
León: Federal 45D (Central Supply) and Federal 43D (Santa Rosa Plan de Ayala).
Silao: Federal 45, Puerto Interior.
Celaya: Federal 51, Rincón de Tamayo.
Yuriria: Cuatro Caminos and Santiaguillo (exit to Salvatierra).
Abasolo: Cuerámaro–Irapuato Highway, Joaquín Station.
Doctor Mora: Titanic Spa.
Tarimoro: Moncada and Panales Jamaica.
Romita: Salamanca–León highway junction.
Traffic has been restored and is now free on the following roads: Acámbaro–Glorieta del Caballito; Jerécuaro–Entronque Jerécuaro–Acámbaro.
In Michoacán, road closures continue on the Maravatío-Zapotlanejo Highway, near the Panindícuaro toll booth, at kilometer 307+000; and the Maravatío-Zapotlanejo Highway, near the Zinapécuaro toll booth, at kilometer 202+200.
In Morelos, the Siglo XXI Highway is closed near Amilcingo, in the municipality of Temoac, Morelos, while the Mexico–Cuernavaca Highway, near the Tlalpan Toll Plaza, heading toward Mexico City, has been cleared for traffic.
In Sinaloa, farmers have taken over three toll booths: the San Miguel Zapotitlán toll booth in the municipality of Ahome; Cuatro Caminos in Guasave; and the El Pisal toll booth in Culiacán. Users have not been affected.
In Tamaulipas, in the Matamoros-Reynosa area, the Río Bravo Bypass section was opened to traffic.