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Mexico Details Quintana Roo Infrastructure Push as Nichupté Bridge Reaches 96% and Enters Final Tests

Officials forecast about 18,000 jobs from 2025–2026 road works, alongside an IMSS‑Bienestar program to expand hospital capacity.

Overview

  • - The SICT outlined 5,988 million pesos in 2025–2026 investments for roads, bridges and education in Quintana Roo, projecting 17,964 direct and indirect jobs.
  • - The Puente Nichupté spans about 11 km with a 3,839 million‑peso budget and is undergoing load tests that have shown 1 cm deflection under 150‑ton loads; testing is slated to finish by mid‑April with a potential late‑April opening if results hold.
  • - Road maintenance and new links advance this year: the MegaBachetón targets 991 km of the federal toll‑free network with about 1,035 million pesos, the Cancún–Isla Blanca highway is scheduled for April–November 2026 with two lanes per direction plus a bike lane and sidewalks using sargassum‑based technology, and the Entronque Kukulcán is set to start after the bridge opens and aims to finish in December.
  • - IMSS‑Bienestar announced nearly 5,000 million pesos for health projects, including a new Torre de Especialidades in Cancún adding 26 specialties and 100 beds, conversion of the old general hospital to a maternal‑infant center, new general hospitals in Chetumal and Felipe Carrillo Puerto, upgrades to 10 facilities, and the hiring of 115 specialists and nurses.
  • - Education works include the Bachillerato Tecnológico in Playa del Carmen starting in May with a 65 million‑peso budget, nine classrooms and capacity for 900 students, plus reinforcement of the Justo Sierra Méndez center in Bacalar.