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Durazo Opens National Infrastructure Summit in Hermosillo as Industry Backs Priority Rail and Highway Projects

Officials cast the push as continuity with private participation to strengthen regional connectivity.

Overview

  • Governor Alfonso Durazo inaugurated the CMIC-convened National Meeting of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport and was praised by business leaders for advancing strategic works.
  • The agenda reaffirmed key corridors: the BavispeNuevo Casas Grandes and GuaymasChihuahua highways, the Nogales railway relocation, and the Mexico CityNogales railroad.
  • SICT subsecretary Juan Carlos Fuentes Orrala said the National Infrastructure Program centers on citizen progress and seeks greater private involvement under fair, transparent processes.
  • CMIC leadership joined federal, state and financing representatives, including Nacional Financiera/Bancomext and SICT Sonora, signaling coordination and potential funding channels for projects.
  • A parallel national debate on disaster readiness intensified after deadly rains in several states, with 64 deaths reported and a 19‑billion‑peso emergency fund announced by the president.