Overview

• The federal administration green-lit a 1.7-billion-peso project on August 6 to demolish and rebuild two Alameda Oriente vehicular bridges damaged in the 2017 earthquake and closed since 2021.
• Demolition of the 500-meter span began this week after preparatory works, with handover slated for May 2026 and the adjacent 700-meter span scheduled for October 2027.
• Reconstruction will proceed one span at a time to maintain traffic flow on the alternate bridge throughout the works.
• This effort is embedded in the 76.8-billion-peso Plan Integral de Desarrollo para el Oriente del Valle de México, a 121-action program to improve metropolitan infrastructure and mobility through 2027.
• Once both spans reopen, restored links between the Periférico Oriente and the México-Puebla and Peñón-Texcoco highways are projected to serve 65,000 vehicles and one million residents daily.