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Lázaro Cárdenas–La Unión Conurbation Enters Planning Phase With Urban Program Kickoff

Officials set out a work plan to draft the first planning instrument under Plan México for the cross‑state zone.

Overview

  • At the first ordinary 2025 session in Lázaro Cárdenas, authorities began work on a Partial Urban Development Program for the interstate conurbation with La Unión.
  • Commission members were sworn in, and a detailed work plan with a schedule for the program’s preparation was presented.
  • The initiative is framed within Plan México and the Podebis strategy to drive equitable, sustainable growth anchored by the Lázaro Cárdenas port.
  • Officials outlined draft regulations and issued a call to install a Consejo Consultivo with representatives from the three levels of government to guide the project and reduce urban, social and environmental risks.
  • A coordination framework agreement backing the conurbation was signed under SEDATU leadership, with participation from Michoacán and Guerrero officials including the mayors of Lázaro Cárdenas and La Unión.