ESCÁRCEGA -. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Governor Carlos Miguel Aysa González gave the start of construction work for section 2 of the Maya Train that will go from Escárcega to Calkiní, covering a length of 236 kilometers ; It will have an investment of more than 18 thousand 553 million of those, will create around 20 thousand jobs and must be completed in 28 months.
E n grounds of the old railway station of this city , the folksy president supported the determination of Lopez Obrador to realize the modern railway project, it represents the greatest work of history with temporary region southeast detonate social progress and productive.
«With e l Train Maya Campeche best times to come and our and brothers tates. The premise is clear: There is no better policy than that of work, honesty and closeness; above all, when the works are used for the progress of everyone and not of a few, ”he said.
Aysa González told the president of Mexico that having included Campeche in the first working tour to restart his tours of the country , he speaks of the confidence he has in the entity’s potential . » The origin identifies us by the grandeur of the Mayan civilization and the future joins us for this great project that you have conceived with s or vision of development and l welfare , » he said.
Low or an awning that protected no more than 50 attendees from the strong winds and constant rain caused by the tropical storm Cristóbal, the head of the Federal Executive considered that the project is historic and of its greatest importance for the southeast because it will improve the living and working conditions in the area.
He stressed that the region has rich culture of the first order, which is sometimes not sufficiently appreciated : A Chemical dond and flourished the great Mayan culture in this region , there are archaeological centers as refined in architecture, in terms of art , in terms of culture. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are in one of the most important cultural regions of the world .
He added that all this great value is going to be integrated with the new train, since the old cities will be connected from Palenque, the archaeological zones of Reforma in Tabasco, El Tigre in Candelaria, going to Campeche where Edzná is located a few kilometers away. and it will link with Uxmal, Chichen Itzá, Tulum and Calakmul.
In the presence also d the secr age of National Defense, Luis Cresencio Sandoval González, and d e l founder and president of Gru po Vidanta, Daniel Chavez Moran, g arantizó that e l train has a great future in the short and medium term , and that its construction will mean the opportunity to generate five sections about 80 thousand direct jobs, which will help in much the development of the region and the local economic situation in these times of crisis by the pandemic .
“We have to break through and go towards the new normality , which means that economic, social, cultural activities must be reopened ; restart the activities of the construction industry with sanitary protocols, because we cannot remain immobile all the time, «he said.
He pointed out that the Mayan Train is a comprehensive program respectful of the environment, which does not destroy, but is promoted under the concept of sustainable development. «We would not do anything that would destroy the territory and affect the environment, » he said.
To the mayor of Escarcega, Rodolfo Bautista Puc and of the g Director eneral of l Grupo Carso, Antonio Gómez García , the director of the National Fund for the Promotion of Tourism (F onatur ), Rogelio Jimenez Pons , he pointed out that the Maya Train accompany various programs funds that will give impetus to the communities and various productive sectors, for which he announced that he works jointly with the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development ( Sedatu ) to invest 126 million pesos in the urban improvement of Escárcega with remodeling works that include drains, streets, new parks and civic squares.
He stressed that Escárcega is the only city q ue connects with three sections of the train M aya and hí is repairers ym establish AINTENANCE of locomotives, wagons , including rolling stock, so training will be given to hand campechana work to form Highly competent staff who provide the best of services.
Previously, the regional representative of UN Habitat in Mexico , Eduardo Lopez Moreno, explained to the president the situation around the right of way and the occupation there in that strip of land by 320 families , noting that they are exploring options for relocation and construction of new houses .
THREE ROUTES OF THE TRAIN MAYA ATRA WILL SEE THE STATE
The construction of the t branch launched today is part of a total of four that will cross n by the state . The Section 1 Selva ranging from Palenque to Escarcega and whose company is responsible for building Mota Engil Mexico in partnership with the China Communications Construction LTD. The work will mean investment of more than 13 thousand 394 million of pesos and considers a length of about 228 kilometers.
Tam Ê l section 3 Gulf 172 kilometers long, which will go from Calkiní to Iza bad, Yucatan; l will perform the work the company GAMI Engineering and Installations and investment d projects and just over 10 billion 192 million of pesos . Likewise, it includes the one corresponding to section 7 Selva that will have a route of around 287 kilometers , it will go from Bacalar to Escárcega.
The railway project will subtract three types of service: passenger, tourist and cargo transport . The total route will be 1,500 kilometers long and will have 19 stations .
The governor, Pedro Armentía López and the general coordinator of the Tren Maya project in the state, Ramón Arredondo Anguiano, accompanied the governor during the event .
