Tijuana’s city government announced an 850 million peso (approximately $42.5 million USD) investment covering 79 infrastructure projects across all nine municipal districts. Urban Development Secretary Virginia Vargas González presented the plan Wednesday alongside the local chapter of the Mexican Chamber of the Construction Industry (CMIC).
The projects span road paving, pothole repairs, two new pedestrian bridges, a vehicular bridge repair, drainage work, and streetlight installations. All 79 projects are targeted for completion before the current administration ends in September 2027.
Funding Sources and Key Projects
The bulk of the funding, 519 million pesos ($26 million USD), comes from the federal FAISMUN program (the Municipal Social Infrastructure Fund), with the potential to reach 543 million pesos. The city is contributing an additional 306 million pesos ($15.3 million USD) from its own municipal revenue.
Among the highest-profile projects is the repair of the El Chaparral vehicular bridge, which connects downtown Tijuana to Colonia Federal near the border crossing area. A new pedestrian bridge near the Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos campus carries an estimated cost of 40 million pesos ($2 million USD) and still requires city council approval.
Drainage, Streetlights, and Neighborhood Repairs
Drainage work represents a significant portion of the budget. Storm and sanitary sewer projects together account for more than 170 million pesos ($8.5 million USD) within the approved program.
Street-level pothole repairs are already planned or underway in several residential areas, including Residencial Esmeralda, Villa Fontana, Residencial del Bosque, and Hacienda las Delicias. The Margarito Saldaña bridge, with an investment of 15.8 million pesos ($790,000 USD), is already more than 85% complete.
New streetlights will be installed through the federal Sendero Seguro (Safe Path) program, which targets poorly lit pedestrian corridors. The city inaugurated a similar Safe Path project in April at the 5 y 10 intersection, installing 85 solar LED streetlights along an 850-meter stretch.
Scope Covers All Nine Districts
City officials said the 79 projects are distributed across all nine of Tijuana’s administrative districts, covering mobility, drainage, education facilities, and public lighting. The investment comes as the city continues other major infrastructure efforts, including the federally funded elevated viaduct along the border corridor.
First reported by Punto Norte and El Imparcial.