Mexico's Road Plan Fuels Fears of 'Two-Speed' Economy as Industrial North Overlooked
Mexico's 2025 road plan invests 35bn pesos, but focuses on South/Central regions, neglecting key Bajío/Northern industrial hubs. Critics fear this will worsen road saturation, hinder competitiveness, and create a 'two-speed' economy, questioning the strategy's impact.
A new multi-billion peso infrastructure initiative launched by Mexico's government is facing scrutiny amid fears that its strategic focus risks creating a "two-speed" economy, potentially sidelining the country's most dynamic industrial regions.
President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration unveiled the National Road Infrastructure Program 2025 on January 16th, committing 35 billion pesos (approx. $1.9bn USD) to enhance connectivity, ostensibly aiming to link communities and bolster local economies across the nation. However, the program's apparent prioritisation of projects in Mexico's southern and central states has sparked concern among analysts and business leaders in the vital Bajío and Northern regions.
