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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El cargo ICA wins another section of the Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo train apareció primero en T21.

The Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) launched the tender for the construction and design of 8.854 kilometers (km) of the Saltillo–Nuevo Laredo passenger train , segment 15 “A1”, Monterrey Metropolitan Area.

According to the document, the work will be carried out in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, in order to connect the Monterrey Metropolitan Area with Nuevo Laredo.

The allocation for this project in 2026 amounts to 1,970,206,327.62 pesos . The agency specified that the estimated start date for the work will be March 9 of next year, with an execution period of 998 calendar days.

In addition, as part of the process, a visit to the construction site will take place on December 22nd, and a clarification meeting will be held the following day.

ARTF explained that the proposals will be submitted and opened on February 6 , and the decision of the competition will be announced on the same day.

It is worth remembering that the decision is also pending, which will be announced this Friday, December 19, for the construction and design of 30.75 km of the Saltillo–Nuevo Laredo train, segment 15 “B”, Monterrey Metropolitan Area.

In this bidding process, the consortium led by ICA Constructora submitted a bid of 11 billion 150 million 858 thousand 547.75 pesos, the lowest , while  Proyectos y Estudios Ferroviarios had the highest proposal , with 15 billion 271 million 970 thousand 859.57 pesos. 

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 .

Meanwhile, for  Operadora CICSA  (subsidiary of  Grupo Carso ) and  FCC Construcción , it awarded the construction and design of 111 km in  segments 13 and 14, Saltillo–Santa Catarina .

Gami Ingeniería e Instalaciones ,  Construcciones Urales , Recal Estructuras and  Azvi will have the construction and design of 136.28 km in  segments 18, 19 and 20, Arroyo El Sauz–Nuevo Laredo .

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El cargo ARTF launches tender for new segment of the Saltillo–Nuevo Laredo train apareció primero en T21.