Overview
- Construction on the Morebús corridor began Tuesday in Morelia as Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla inaugurated the project.
- Officials set the budget for the first stage at about 2.1 billion pesos, with 948 million from the federal development bank Banobras and the remainder from the state budget.
- The initial route spans roughly 14.65 kilometers from the Villas del Pedregal and Cuto de la Esperanza area to the Obelisco a Lázaro Cárdenas near the center, with 28 accessible stations, 74 modern buses, and 29 upgraded crossings with smart signals.
- The government targets a 10‑month build and says the first stage will open in February 2027 if work stays on schedule.
- Leaders say the system will cut some peripheral trips from about 90 to 30 minutes for roughly 400,000 west‑side residents, and current urban transport operators are slated to own and run the new hybrid buses.