Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez this week defended the 3.5-million-dollar decision to dismantle and then reassemble an historic footbridge crossing the Santiago River at the bottom of the Huentitan Canyon on the northeastern fringe of Guadalajara.
The Arcediano footbridge was taken down in 2008 to make way for a planned 160-meter curtain dam designed to supply the metro area’s water for the next 30 years.
However, the dam project was shelved in 2009 in favor of a much cheaper option – at a quarter of the estimated cost – further up the Verde River, which flows into the Santiago.
“(The bridge) was dismantled at the time because Guadalajara needs water,” Gonzalez said Tuesday at the re-opening of the footbridge, now located some 600 meters from its original location.
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