Overview
- Federal, state and local authorities joined business leaders for a groundbreaking that marks the start of construction led by Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo and ANAM chief Rafael Fernando Marín.
- The project doubles light-vehicle COVELI lanes from 4 to 8, adds 22 inspection bays, reconfigures access with separated pedestrian and vehicle flows, and builds a facility to house SAT, ANAM, Indaabin, INM, DIF, SENASICA and the National Guard.
- Officials estimate an investment of about 400 million pesos and say the customs precinct has expanded from roughly 7,000 square meters to 16,740 square meters under a 2021–2027 border development plan.
- The port handles more than 2.4 million pedestrians and roughly 3 to 3.7 million vehicles per year, and authorities report the U.S. side’s upgrades are practically complete to enable more efficient binational operations once Mexico’s work finishes.
- Alongside the launch, the first stage of the Senderos Seguros program was inaugurated with a 50 million peso investment to improve nearly 20 kilometers of urban lighting and pedestrian safety.