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Farm Blockades Disrupt Highways Across Mexico With Mexico–Puebla Closures Reported

Organizers seek government-set fair crop prices through peaceful demonstrations aimed at opening dialogue.

Overview

  • Federal operator CAPUFE reported the Autopista México–Puebla closed in both directions due to demonstrators and advised alternate routes via the free road at km 63 toward Puebla and km 77 toward Mexico City.
  • Authorities listed additional disruptions, including partial closures on TulancingoHuauchinango near toll booth No. 84 and on CuacnopalanOaxaca near toll booth No. 76, plus a full closure on AguascalientesZacatecas near the Vatagrande booth.
  • The Movimiento Agrícola Campesino said it lifted the blockade on the IrapuatoZapotlanejo route at Laguna Larga by removing machinery to allow passage, while vowing to continue mobilizations elsewhere.
  • Mexico City’s C5 warned of planned concentrations on Friday evening at Reforma and Colonia Guerrero and later at Insurgentes and Álvaro Obregón, advising drivers to expect congestion.
  • Officials noted that some closures stemmed from accidents, maintenance or unrelated protests, and they continued issuing live advisories and suggested detours through CAPUFE and the National Guard.