BBC – US President Donald Trump has told supporters that his proposed wall along the border with Mexico could have solar panels fixed to it. Addressing a rally in Iowa, he said the panels would provide cheap energy and help to pay for the controversial wall.
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Trump floats solar panels as way to pay for wall
Politico -President Donald Trump floated putting solar panels on his planned Mexican border wall in a meeting with legislative leaders Tuesday afternoon. Trump presented the panels as a way to fund the wall, which is expected to cost billions of dollars.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/06/trump-wall-solar-panels-mexico-239204
Fears new wastewater plant will kill farming
AP – For more than 100 years, most of what gets flushed down Mexico City’s toilets has resurfaced two hours to the north in the rivers and reservoirs of the rural Mezquital Valley. A massive new water treatment plant is about to change this. But rather than welcoming the prospect of cleaner water, angry farmers are demanding the government honor an 1895 presidential decree granting them the right to the capital’s untreated sewage, which they see as fertilizer-rich, if foul, irrigation water.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/24/in-mexico-fears-new-plant-will-kill-wastewater-farming.html
Lack of migrants eliminates need for wall
Voice of San Diego – As the U.S. prepares to invest tens of billions of dollars in Trump’s project, it is worth asking whether immigrants from Mexico are likely to continue coming north at the same rates, particularly given research showing that economic considerations weigh most heavily among people choosing to immigrate.
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/immigration-mexico-soon-plummet-even-without-border-wall/
Pence reiterates that Mexico will pay for wall
The Hill – Vice President Mike Pence stressed that Mexico will pay for President Trump’s proposed border wall despite Trump not reiterating the plan in his speech before Congress. Pence said during an interview with “Good Morning America” host George Stephanopoulos: ”We’re going to build a wall. We’re going to enforce the laws of this country.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/321744-mike-pence-mexico-will-pay-for-border-wall
Senate report compares U.S., Israeli fences
JTA – The Republican majority on the Senate Homeland Security Committee published a report favorably comparing Israel’s security barriers with the existing fence on the US-Mexico border.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/senate-report-compares-israeli-us-mexico-barriers/
GOP prepares appropriations bill to build wall
Fox – At their retreat this week in Philadelphia, congressional Republicans declared they plan to write a “supplemental appropriations bill” to cover the construction of a border wall with Mexico.
Carlos Slim group clinches Mexico City airport deal
Construction News – Mexico City Airport Group awarded the consortium, led by Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso, the contract to build a terminal building for the new international airport for Mexico City in the federal district of Lake Texcoco.
S.Calif. eyes desalinated water from Mexico
UPI – The United States imports vehicles, equipment, fresh produce and other goods from Mexico. That list may soon include water too, now that a San Diego County water district is looking south for help to diversify its supply.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/01/06/Southern-California-eyes-desalinated-water-from-Mexico/3911483715309/
Carlos Slim well placed to clinch Mexico City airport terminal
Reuters – A consortium including billionaire Carlos Slim’s building unit submitted the lowest bid on Wednesday in a tender for the terminal project at Mexico City’s new $13 billion airport as the telecoms tycoon looks to edge out two rivals for the deal. A winner will be announced on Jan. 6.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-airport-idUSKBN13W2YL
Mexico to offer four road maintenance tenders
World Highways – Mexico will set up four road maintenance tenders worth nearly US$827 million in total as public-private partnerships in 2017. Contracts will cover the road projects Piramides-Tulancingo-Puebla, Matehuala-Saltillo, Saltillo-Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo and Texcoco-Zacatepec.
New global standard requires new scales at ports
Expansion – An amendment to the SOLAS Convention, which comes into force on July 1, requires each export container to indicate the weight that moves so certification scales are needed in several Mexican ports that don’t have them.
Analysis shows mismanagement of infrastructure spending
Diario de Yucatán/AEE – Public money for infrastructure has not been invested effectively or efficiently. While expenditures have increased 7.8 percent since 2009, the value of the investment has consistently declined, according to the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit.
http://yucatan.com.mx/mexico/breves-de-la-republica/la-corrupcion-resta-crecimiento-al-pais
TransCanada to build $550 million natural gas pipeline
Globe and Mail – TransCanada Corp. says it will spend about $550-million to build a 420-kilometre natural gas pipeline in Mexico. The Calgary-based company says the line would supply Mexico’s state-owned power company with nearly 900 million cubic feet of natural gas a day.
iEnova unhappy with being dismissed from auction
Sentido Comun -Nova Energy Infrastructure (IEnova) is unhappy with its disqualification from another FEC auction. Last Friday, CFE dismissed IEnova offer in the competition to build the Tula-Villa de Reyes pipeline.
Border pedestrian bridge project delays feared
San Diego Union-Tribune – U.S. and Mexican authorities said that they are working to address concerns over a possible delay in the opening of a much-needed new pedestrian border entrance in San Ysidro known as PedWest. The entrance’s 12 new lanes are part of a $741 million reconfiguration of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, which is scheduled for completion in 2019.
Budget cuts wipe out 37 highway projects
El Economista – Budget cuts to the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) wipes out 37 highway projects, and the proposed extension of Metro Line A to Chalco-La Paz.
http://eleconomista.com.mx/industrias/2016/02/19/recorte-sct-balde-agua-fria-cmic
Mexico motorway due for completion in March
World Highways – The new elevated motorway connecting Mexico City ring road with Mexico-Cuernavaca motorway is due for completion in March 2016.
Toll facility would speed trucks, passenger cars
San Diego Union-Tribune – At a time when border waits can stretch for hours, the plan seems almost too good to be true: a major new international crossing between Tijuana and San Diego, where trucks and passenger vehicles would wait no more than 20 minutes to reach the border.
Coconal wins contract for ground work for new airport
Dinero en Imagen – The Airport Group of Mexico City awarded the tender for leveling and clearance for the new Mexico City International Airport to the company Coconal, whose proposal was chosen over 32 from 80 companies.