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Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos (''Federal Roads and Bridges and Related Services'', CAPUFE) is a federal government agency of Mexico that operates and maintains federally owned roads and bridges. It is part of the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) and has offices located in Cuernavaca, Morelos.
After the
"CAPUFE, 54 AÑOS AL SERVICIO DE MÉXICO"
May 31, 2013 After establishing itself at various locations in the city, CAPUFE's current offices were completed in 1993. In the 1990s, CAPUFE modernized and reformed itself; it began improving its toll systems, and it received from
Three types of toll highways are operated by CAPUFE:
*The ''Red Propia'' consists of the highways and bridges whose concessions were awarded to CAPUFE;
*The ''Red Contratada'' consists of highways and bridges whose concessions are held by third parties, which in turn contract CAPUFE to operate and maintain the roads;
*and the ''Red FNI'' or ''Red FONADIN'' (Fondo Nacional de Infraestructura or National Infrastructure Fund), which consists of the concessions held by
Situación actual de la infraestructura carretera en México
3 June 2013
Official website
{{authority control 1958 establishments in Mexico Road infrastructure in Mexico Government agencies of Mexico
History
On October 14, 1949, Compañía Constructora del Sur, S.A. de C.V. was formed as a subsidiary of with the goal of creating high-quality roads. Upon the opening of the first two toll roads in Mexico, the Mexico-Cuernavaca highway and the Amacuzac-Iguala highway, their administration and operation was awarded to CCS, which changed its name to Caminos Federales de Ingresos, S.A. de C.V. On July 31, 1958, by presidential decree, Caminos Federales de Ingresos became a government agency, part of the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works. It now administered additional highways, such as the construction of the Mexico-Querétaro highway that opened that October. In 1959, the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works became the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, and the new Secretariat of Public Works was created. The name changed on June 3, 1959 to ''Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos'' upon the opening of the Sinaloa River toll bridge. It began operating ferries between Zacatal andCiudad del Carmen
Ciudad del Carmen is a city in the southwest of the Mexican state of Campeche. Ciudad del Carmen is located at on the southwest of Carmen Island, which stands in the Laguna de Términos on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. , Ciudad del Carmen ...
in Campeche in 1960, and in 1963, a related agency was established to rent heavy equipment for construction purposes, prompting one final name change to ''Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos''. The scope of CAPUFE expanded at this time: in 1964, a pavement factory was opened at Irapuato
Irapuato is a Mexican city (and municipality) located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish: ''Cerro de Arandas''), in the central region of the state of Guanajuato. It lies between the Silao River and the Guanajuato River, a tributary of ...
in Guanajuato, with a second facility created in 1971 at Chontalpa, Tabasco.
After the 1985 Mexico City earthquake
The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area ...
, CAPUFE's offices moved to Cuernavaca, making it the first government agency to relocate away from the capital following the earthquake.CAPUFE"CAPUFE, 54 AÑOS AL SERVICIO DE MÉXICO"
May 31, 2013 After establishing itself at various locations in the city, CAPUFE's current offices were completed in 1993. In the 1990s, CAPUFE modernized and reformed itself; it began improving its toll systems, and it received from
BANOBRAS
Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, SNC (National Works and Public Services Bank) or Banobras is a state owned development bank in Mexico. Its core business is sub national (Municipal and State governments) and project finance. It wa ...
a series of 23 highway concessions that had been rescued, expanding its network.
Highway network
Three types of toll highways are operated by CAPUFE:
*The ''Red Propia'' consists of the highways and bridges whose concessions were awarded to CAPUFE;
*The ''Red Contratada'' consists of highways and bridges whose concessions are held by third parties, which in turn contract CAPUFE to operate and maintain the roads;
*and the ''Red FNI'' or ''Red FONADIN'' (Fondo Nacional de Infraestructura or National Infrastructure Fund), which consists of the concessions held by BANOBRAS
Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, SNC (National Works and Public Services Bank) or Banobras is a state owned development bank in Mexico. Its core business is sub national (Municipal and State governments) and project finance. It wa ...
and FONADIN.
In total, CAPUFE operates 4,069 of the 8,459 kilometers of toll roads in Mexico.SCTSituación actual de la infraestructura carretera en México
3 June 2013
Bridges
In 2013, CAPUFE administered 18 national and 17 international bridges.References
External links
Official website
{{authority control 1958 establishments in Mexico Road infrastructure in Mexico Government agencies of Mexico