Politics · Mexico · 18 hrs ago
Sheinbaum opens Rizo de Oro bridge in Chiapas
President Claudia Sheinbaum opened the Rizo de Oro bridge in La Concordia, Chiapas, on November 7.
It connects communities in the Frailesca and Sierra Mariscal regions, including routes between La Concordia and Chicomuselo.
The bridge replaces crossings by small boats that residents depended on for decades after the La Angostura dam altered local routes in the 1970s.
Boat trips could be delayed by weather, and crossing the reservoir could make travel difficult for people, goods and patients.
The new connection could save up to two and a half hours on journeys between Tuxtla Gutiérrez and Frontera Comalapa.
Officials estimate it will benefit more than 300,000 people across 10 municipalities and 21 communities.
The bridge is meant to improve regional travel and commerce, including the movement of crops between the two regions.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum inaugurated the Rizo de Oro bridge in La Concordia, Chiapas, on November 7, 2026.
The bridge connects communities in the Frailesca and Sierra Mariscal regions and is intended to reduce travel times by up to two and a half hours.
Before the bridge opened, residents relied on small boats to cross the La Angostura reservoir.
The Infrastructure, Communications and Transport Ministry estimates that the project will benefit more than 300,000 people.
Sheinbaum described the bridge as an act of justice and well-being for the communities it serves.
- Who
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum inaugurated the bridge.
- What
- The Rizo de Oro bridge opened, providing a road connection between communities in Chiapas.
- When
- November 7, 2026.
- Where
- La Concordia, Chiapas, over the La Angostura reservoir.
- Why
- It is intended to improve access between communities and reduce travel times. Residents had relied on boats to cross the reservoir.
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Construction of the La Angostura dam altered communication between communities in the area.
The La Concordia bridge was inaugurated.
Claudia Sheinbaum inaugurated the Rizo de Oro bridge in La Concordia, Chiapas.
- Bridge length
- 408 metres
- Total project length, including road access
- 2.1 kilometres
- Estimated beneficiaries
- More than 300,000 people
- Communities reached
- 21 communities across 10 municipalities
- Potential travel-time saving
- Up to two and a half hours
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What people are saying
It is a great work of Mexican engineering, and its construction was quite an odyssey; it is a feat.
awaited for more than fifty years
A historic debt that is partly settled.