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Puebla Details Cablebús Safety Measures as Mexico City Opens Consultations on a Sixth Line

Officials frame the urban cable-car as a safer, faster lifeline for hilltop neighborhoods.

Overview

  • Puebla officials said the system will include women‑ and minors‑only cabins, onboard internet and surveillance cameras linked to the C5 command center.
  • State projections estimate about 90,000 daily riders and 2.7 million monthly, rejecting protest claims that usage would reach only 25,000 per day.
  • Governor Alejandro Armenta asserted the project will not generate public debt or private profit for his administration, contrasting it with past RUTA arrangements.
  • Mexico City reported three Cablebús routes in operation, two more under development in Álvaro Obregón and Tlalpan, and community consultations under way in Tláhuac and Milpa Alta for a possible sixth line.
  • Mayor Clara Brugada said public‑works investment rose 55% via a payroll‑tax trust, with funds directed to infrastructure, mobility and water projects, including 2,500 million pesos for repaving.