The President-elect of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador has cancelled the concession for the development of a new international airport in Mexico City.
The contract to develop a new terminal building had been awarded to a consortium led by the Carso group, owned by Mexican Carlos Slim, with Spanish companies FCC and Acciona. The cost of construction was estimated at US$4.2 billion.
The decision to terminate the project after doing a public poll, in which 1.07 million people participated and almost 70% of participants voted not to continue the development of the airport.
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October 03, 2018
CPPIB and Ontario Teachers agree to acquire 49% stake in Mexican toll road
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August 05, 2018
Procedure announced to revoke the west carriageway concession in Aguascalientes
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May 25, 2018
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IDB to invest US$200 million in waste-to-energy PPP in Mexico
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February 21, 2018
CFE has announced that Transparencia Mexicana A.C
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