How much did Durango–Mazatlán Highway and Baluarte Bridge cost to build?
The Durango-Mazatlan Highway is the Mexican federal highway 40 corridor through the Sierra Madre Occidental that includes the Baluarte Bridge, and which opened in October 2013. Expansion reported on 20 February 2019 that the highway had a total investment of 28,600 million pesos, 159 percent above what was initially projected, and that the Baluarte Bridge rose from 1,113 million pesos planned to more than 2,500 million pesos.
Final project cost
MXN 28.6 billion
Approximately $2.24 billion
Cost basis: 2013
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Final project cost2013
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Expansión2013