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Mexican president: Cost of tourist train project could reach $20 billion

Published 07/26/2022, 11:33 PM
Updated 07/26/2022, 11:36 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends his regular news conference where he said his government had not violated a regional trade agreement, responding to news that Canada had joined a U.S. demand for dispute settlement talks ov

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday the price tag for one of his flagship infrastructure projects, known as the Mayan Train, could reach up to $20 billion.

The president has pushed several key public works projects including a still-offline oil refinery and a new capital airport, and he told a regular news conference that "never has so much been invested" in the country.

Lopez Obrador has touted the tourist rail project, a 910-mile (1,470 km) loop through the Yucatan Peninsula, as necessary to developing Mexico's poor south.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends his regular news conference where he said his government had not violated a regional trade agreement, responding to news that Canada had joined a U.S. demand for dispute settlement talks over his energy policies, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico July 21, 2022. Mexico Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

Critics argue it is being rushed without considering the environmental impact.

The president added that construction on the rail project is advancing despite legal challenges because his government has declared it a matter of national security.

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