Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30


international interest in Mexico's
road construction progress whetted
az the annual convention Of the
American Road Builders associa-
lion in Atlantic City. Mexico has
launched an ambitious highway
sproVram for the next five years.
During this five-year period the
federal government will spend &C
cording to an announcement just
made by the National Highway
Commission, $40, 100000. During
/. the present year s6.ooo.ooo OF TINS
is to be expended; in 1881, $1,000
600: In 1882. $4,000. 900; in 1888,
$4,000, 900; and in 1894, slo,OOO'OOO'
Several Projects
The fiye-year program includes
completion Of the following high
wavs. Mexico City TO Laredo. So
600. 900: Mexico City TO Guadalajara,
$4,000, 900; Puebla TO Oaxaca
81. OO0, 600: Oaxaca to Suchiate. on
the Guatemala border. s6.000.OOO;
Tuxtla Gutierrez TO Merida, Yucca
tan. S.. 0O0. goo: Ciudad Victoria to
Guadalajara. $3.000,000; Guadala-
tara to Chihuahua Ito be started,
$1,000, 900: miscellaneous major
roads. e-"n.0O0: and for upkeep OF
existinr q hways, s4,500.00o. This
includes improvement OF provision
nj highways as well as construction
OF new highways.
international interest Is certereo
on the part Of Mexico's road build
ing program that pertains 70 the
protected Pan-American highway
that will connect Canada with the
southern extremity of South Amer
ica. Mexico's portion OF this Is d.
vided into two sections. that wing
north of Mexico CITY and that lying
south OF the capital.
According to a map issued py
.he Mexican National Highway
commission the part Of the high
urav in Mexico is to be routed from
Y.aredo. Texas, at the American
border. through Monterrey, Ciudad
Victoria. Wales. Pachuca. Mexico
CITY. Puebla, Oaxaca. Tehuantepec'
Tuxtla Gutierrez. and Suchiate, on
the Guatemalan border.
Jap Remains
The part north Of Mexico City
has been rendered traverSable by
automobile from LAREDO 70 a point
lust north OF Wales, IN the STATE Of
San Luis PotoSi. Then there Is
a between Wales and Jacala'
state Of Hidalgo. and from Jacala
to Mexico City the road Is open 10
south of Mexico City the road is
omen only as far as Puebla, a short
distance. although there are several
short stretches along the selected
route now open TO traffic.
The 1880 program calls Tor flillng
sn the gap between Wales and ia
Gala. about $50 miles, and the I'M
r-oyement OF the entire existing
road between Mexico City and
laredo. II also calls for extension
OF the road south OF Mexico CITY
o Puebla TO Oaxaca. and the
piecing in Of a few stretches along
the route between Oaxaca and the
Guatemalan border. the most dill
ficult part Of the border TO border
highway.
Open to Traffic
While tn entire highway between
Laredo and Mexico City except the
l5O-mile stretch between Jacala and
wales has been opened 10 traffic,
however, much of 1t is barely pass
able by car at present, and these
uarts will be improved. The loO-
mile gap that Is impossible. IN
Guides q chain Of steep and treach-
erorls mountains and construction
work there must necessarily DC SLOW.
South Of Puebla. on the Southern
half Of the international road IN
Mexico. there are almost impene-
trable Jungle lands In addition 10
difficult mountains. and construc-
tion work there is considered an en-
cheering feat Of no little import
while Mexico Is concentrating on
.Ass border TO border highway. how
~---. other important roads are also
--- ooened steadily as mountains
ling turneled through and
-les are being cut away.
~ the end OF 1890 there viii be
an automobile highway between the
two largest cities OF Mexico. Qua
dalahara and Mexico City. work or
which highway is now In progress.
This highway is to be extended
eventually northward along the
western coast Of Mexico to the
American borde- at Nogales. Ari-
-nna II Is possible that this route,