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


international interest in Mexicos
road construction progress whetted
az the ANNUAL convention Of the
American Road Builders asSocla-
ton IN Atlantic City. Mexico has
launched an ambitious highway
program for the next five years.
During this five-year period the
federal government will spend ac-
cording TO an announcement just
made by the National Highway
Commission, 100000. During
the present year s6.ooo.OOo OF this
Is to be expended; in 1881, $1,000
600: In 1892, $4,000 900; in 1888,
$4,000, 900; and in 1884, S~lO'OOo'OOo.
Several Projects
The fIve-year program includes
completion Of the following high
WAYS: Mexico City TO Laredo, So
600 coo: Mexico City TO Guadala1ara'
81 500. 1000: Puebla 10 OaXaca'
So. 600. 600: Oaxaca to Suchiate. or
the Guatemala border. S6.OOO,OOO;
Tuxtia Gutierrez TO Merida, yucca
tan, 5000. 600; Ciudad Victoria to
G~uadalajara. ST. 900: Guadala-
lara 70 Chihuahua ito be started),
5000. 600: miscellaneous MAJOR
roads. 1000: and for upkeep OF
existine 3 hways. s4.500.00o. This
includes improvement OF provision
al highways as well as construction
Of new highways.
international interest IS centerec
on the part OF Mexico's road build
ing program that pertains TO the
protected Pan-American highway
that will connect Canada with the
southern extremity OF South Amer
ica. Mexico's portion OF this Is d.
yided into two sections. that lying
north of Mexico CITY and that lying
south OF the capital.
According TO a map Issued py
the Mexican National highway
commission the part Of the high
wav IN Mexico Is 10 be routed from
laredo. Texas. at the American
border. through Monterrey, Ciudad
Victoria. Wales. Pachuca. Mexico
CITY. Prebia. Oaxaca. Tehuantepec'
Tuxtla Gutierrez. and Suchiate' on
the Guatemalan border.
Jap Remains
The part north Of Mexico City
has been rendered traversao!e py
automobile from Laredo TO a point
lust north OF Wales. in the state OF
san Luis Potosi. Then there Is a
a between Wales and Jacala'
state OF Hidalgo. and from Jacala
tc Mexico City the road Is open y
traffic.
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 for filling
n the gap between Wales and ia
Gala. about $50 miles. and the m
--oyement Of the entire existing
road between Mexico City y
laredo. It also calls for extension
81 the road south Of Mexico City
from Puebla TO Oaxaca. and the
riecing in Of a few stretches along
The route between OaXaca and the
Guascmalan border. the most dii-
firul. part OF the border 10 border
highway.
Open 10 Traffic
While - entire highway between
Laredo and Mexico City except the
l5O-mile stretch between Jacala and
Wales has been opened 10 traifici
however, much OF it is barely pass
able by car at present, and these
parts viii be improved. The 15O-
mile gap that Is impossible N
cludes q chain Of steep and treach-
erous mountains and construction
work there must necessarily be slow.
South OF Puebla. on the Southern
half OF the international road in
Mexico. there are almost impene-
ttahle jungle lands in addition 10
difficult mountains. and construc-
ton work there is considered an en-
~gireerlng feat OF no little import
an-e.
While Mexico Is concentrating on
4~fs border to border highway, how
cher important roads are also
opened steadily as mountains
'-'-~ tr~neled through and
IS are being cut away.
the end Of 1880 there viii be
on automobile highway between the
tv-o largest cities OF Mezico. 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
sme-icar border at Nogsies. Arr
- l. .,orstbie that this route,