Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum inaugurated the elevated access bridge to the Port of Veracruz on Saturday, October 3, 2026, ahead of a planned December opening.
- Federal officials said the project cost about 860 million pesos and was finished faster than scheduled after construction began in July 2025.
- The two‑kilometre structure has two carriageway bodies, four elevated lanes and four lateral lanes, and was built with 44 spans, 260 piles sunk to 15 metres, 44 foundations and 44 columns.
- The Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes says separating long‑haul traffic from urban roads will cut travel times for freight by up to 50 minutes and relieve delays that affected more than 34,000 vehicles in the area.
- Minor finishing works remain and the lateral lanes will open fully in about two weeks after gas and drainage pipes are relocated, and the bridge is presented as part of a federal plan to build or repair 400 bridges during the six‑year term.