ICA Constructora won, once again, the construction and design of 30.75 kilometers (km) of the Saltillo–Nuevo Laredo train , segment 15 “B”, Monterrey Metropolitan Area.
According to the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) , the consortium headed by said company submitted a bid of 11 billion 150 million 858 thousand 547.75 pesos, the lowest among those registered for this competition.
Based on data from the bidding process, the agency stated that this group’s proposal met most of the legal, technical, and economic requirements, and was therefore solvent.
“The start date for the work will be from January 16, 2026, with an execution period of 1,020 calendar days,” ARTF indicated.
It is worth remembering that ICA Constructora, along with Constructora de Infraestructura, Construcciones y Trituraciones, Constructora El Cajón, Compañía Hidroeléctrica La Yesca, Desarrolladora de Infraestructura Puerto Escondido, Controladora de Operaciones de Infraestructura and ICA Edificio Satélite, will have the construction and design of 100.05 km of this train in segments 16 and 17 Unión San Javier–Arroyo El Sauz .
Lechería-AIFA train, ready for Q1 2026
Meanwhile, the Mexican government announced that the expansion of the Suburban Train from Lechería to the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) will begin operating in the first quarter of 2026 (1Q26) .
“We made the first trip, and the following months will be dedicated to the testing phase. The Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) , along with military engineers, committed to having it ready for use in the first quarter of 2026. We want people to be able to board in Buenavista by Easter, reach the AIFA (Felipe Ángeles International Airport), and catch their flights to different parts of the country or abroad. We also want all the residents of the State of Mexico in this area to be able to enjoy this beautiful train, which provides vital mobility to the entire Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico,” explained Claudia Sheinbaum, Mayor of Mexico City.
He explained that only three pedestrian bridges need to be built and that the automatic signaling system is currently undergoing testing. He added that the train’s name will be put to a vote .
Andrés Lajous, head of ARTF, recalled that this branch line has a length of 23.7 km, with six stations and a terminal, will have 10 coupleable trains and the journey from Buenavista to AIFA will be around 43 minutes , with an interval of 15 minutes between one train and another at each station.
The operating hours will be from 5:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. —in standardization of the service to AIFA with the current service provided from Buenavista to Cuautitlán— with a payment system using the Integrated Mobility Card of Mexico City, and will have 10 trains for this route: seven will be in constant operation, two in reserve and one in permanent maintenance to guarantee the service.
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