Mexico opens Rizo de Oro Bridge in Chiapas

The Mexican Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transport (SICT) has announced the opening of the Rizo de Oro Bridge in Chiapas. The project, which has been awaited for over five decades, aims to improve mobility and social development in southern Mexico.

The two-kilometer bridge is the first in Mexico to feature a mixed steel and concrete arch. It was constructed over approximately two years with a total investment of 2,308 million pesos. The construction process generated 5,715 jobs.

In conjunction with the La Concordia Bridge, the new infrastructure will reduce travel times on state route 230 from six and a half hours to four hours, offering a time saving of up to two and a half hours. This eliminates the previous necessity for residents to cross the La Angostura dam using rustic boats. The bridge is expected to directly benefit 300,000 inhabitants across 10 municipalities and 21 communities, strengthening the connection between Tuxtla Gutiérrez and the regions of Sierra Madre de Chiapas, La Frailesca, and Sierra Mariscal.