Now in the “lame duck” period of his administration, President Felipe Calderon visited Jalisco on Wednesday, flaunting his record on public works in the state.
Calderon inaugurated a new stretch of highway and visited the still-in-construction Agua Prieta water-treatment plant, both of which have benefited from significant federal funding.
“This highway was practically forgotten,” said Calderon, upon opening the new, 78-kilometer stretch of road between Lagos de Moreno and Villa de Arriaga in San Luis Potosi, which was planned 11 years ago and delayed for six years due to local legal disputes.
The highway cost 1.2 billion pesos, paid for by the Federal Transport Agency (SCT), and will halve the driving time from Lagos de Moreno to San Luis Potosi from an hour and a half to just 45 minutes.
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