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MEXICO TO RELAUNCH MAYA TRAIN STRETCH 5 TENDER EARLY OCTOBER

Mexican tourism board Fonatur will launch two tenders for the construction of the US$7.5bn Maya train’s stretch five next week after it declared the first contest void on September 8.  Alejandro Varela, legal head of the board, told the webinar Tianguis Turístico on Thursday that the stretch that will link vacation hubs Cancún and Tulum in Quintana Roo state…

LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM FOR CANCUN INCLUDED IN 2021 BUDGET

Cancun, Q.R. — The federal government and Quintana Roo state government plan to include the light rail system for Cancun in the 2021 budget package. The construction of the Elevated Tourist Urban Light Train would be connected to the Maya Train project. The train is being included to mitigate the effects of the health crisis…

HIGHWAY FROM CANCUN TO TULUM TO BE EXPANDED FOR TRAIN

Riviera Maya, Q.R. — The highway from Cancun to Tulum will be expanded to create room for the upcoming Maya Train project. The announcement came from Raúl Bermúdez Arreola of Fonatur Quintana Roo, who explained that the section to Tulum is part of an unsolicited proposal that has already been submitted to the federal government….