New stretch of Mexico highway open to traffic

A 25km section of Guadalajara’s new bypass route in Mexico’s Jalisco State is now open to traffic. This section of the route cost just under US$81 million to construct. The bypass section features four lanes, with two in either direction and will help cut congestion in the centre of Guadalajara, as through-traffic will no longer have to drive into the city. The route is being built by Grupo Ideal and should be complete by December 2016. Once fully open for traffic, it will cut journey times in the area around Guadalajara. As this route carries a considerable portion of the truck traffic between capital Mexico City and Nogales close to the US border, it is of immense significance to the country’s haulage sector.