The Isthmus of Tehuantepec Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT) will be fully completed by the first half of next year , however, it will be in July 2025 when section 1, which runs from Ixtepec to Tonalá, will begin operating.

“Very soon we will be inaugurating different parts of this train that will be ready, we think, in the first half of 2026 (…) completely ready and operating at 100%, including a very important part of the port of Salina Cruz,” said Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico.

He considered that the CIIT is not only a crossing from the Pacific to the Atlantic or vice versa, but it will connect to the Mayan Train for cargo, another line to Dos Bocas in the Olmeca refinery and another to Ciudad Hidalgo, in Chiapas,

For his part, Juan Carlos Vera Minjares, general director of CIIT, mentioned that this section is the most advanced of those that remain to be rehabilitated, as it is 87% complete .

“The completion date for the entire line is scheduled for the second quarter of next year; however, right now, in the near future, in July, we will be putting into operation section 1 to Tonalá to begin using the railway and industrial communication,” he said.

He explained that through Line “Z” that runs from Coatzacoalcos to Salina Cruz, and since its inauguration in December 2023, more than 63 thousand passengers and more than 316 thousand tons of cargo have been transported.

While the “FA” Line that runs from Coatzacoalcos to Palenque, which began operating in September of last year, has transported more than 19 thousand passengers and more than 29 thousand tons of cargo.

“The rehabilitation process continues for the construction of two transfer yards at the Roberto Ayala station in Huimanguillo and Pakal-Ná in the municipality of Palenque. Nine laredos are also being completed, but the most important thing is the access road that is about to begin construction at the Roberto Ayala station to Dos Bocas,” he said.

He specified that this line is the one that runs from Huimanguillo to Dos Bocas and its purpose is to connect the Olmeca refinery with the entire multimodal system, although he explained that there is a 39% release of the right of way, they hope to finish this process in six months, however as of May the estimated construction time will be 18 months, “we are close to starting work and its completion is scheduled for the last quarter of 2026.”

Regarding the “K” Line that connects Ixtepec with Ciudad Hidalgo, he explained that the rehabilitation process continues on 459 kilometers of tracks, more than 427 railway bridges and more than 600 drainage works, as well as 14 stations. “It is a very challenging job and, mainly, we have to be very careful with the rains, the rainy season, because of the flood zones where it is located,” he said.

He said that section 2 from Tonalá to the city of Huixtla and section 3 from Huixtla to the border are 65 percent complete.

Regarding the 10 Development Poles, Juan Carlos Vera Minjares recalled that Coatzacoalcos I, Coatzacoalcos II and Salina Cruz, which have industrial vocations for the distribution of vehicles and auto parts, were awarded to the company Desarrolladora Multimodal del Istmo , which has 90% progress in its studies and significant commercial progress.

While those of Texistepec, San Juan Evangelista, Matías Romero and Santa María Mixtequilla with agro-industrial, medical devices, pharmaceutical and metals vocations, belong to the companies Proistmo and Profharmax.

As for the one in Asunción Ixtaltepec, it was handed over on January 31 to the company MARZAL , a company specialized in recycling high-quality aluminum.

Regarding Ixtepec, which is aimed at producing green energy, he said that it is in the stage of public assemblies and indigenous consultation.

He reported that the feasibility of the Development Pole in Teapa, Tabasco, has already been confirmed, and that the winner of the San Blas Atempa Pole will be announced in the coming days.

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