Mexicali will get connected sometime during this year to the Trans-peninsular Highway that ends in the southernmost part of the Baja California peninsula, a federal official said.
Communications and Transportation Center in Baja California manager Alfonso Padrés said the agency is building an 18.7-mile paved way and five bridges that will link Puertecitos town south of San Felipe with Laguna Chapala on the Pacific Ocean.
Mexico’s federal government will spend US $17 million on the works.
Padrés said last year the agency began working to prepare the road to build the highway through the Baja California desert.
Drivers will be able to save up to four hours on the road to get to the Trans-peninsular Highway, given as of today tourists must reach Ensenada to have access to the highway.
Burglars caught with taxi cab
Three men were caught early Thursday by a woman on a residence where the suspects were trying to steal several welding machines that were allegedly going to put into a taxi cab, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 1:54 a.m. the victim, who was identified as Anabel, 50, entered her residence at 2090 Tamaulipas Avenue at Colonia Orizaba.
The woman observed three men who attempted to steal an air conditioning unit, two welding machines, a cutter, and a car battery.
The suspects had arrived on scene on a taxi cab, a white 2001 Toyota Corolla.
After the victim entered the residence, two of the suspects tried to abscond.
Police officers found and arrested Martin, 42, and Juan, 18.
The third suspect was able to flee, authorities said.
The arrested suspects were transported to the police headquarters and presented before a prosecutor to begin their criminal processing.
Millionaire investments announced
During the recent tour state officials made in the Far East, private companies announced investments of around US $90 million in Baja California, according to Secretary of Economic Development Carlo Bonfante.
The state official said companies like Panasonic, Kyocera, Samsung, Quanshen, and ANT have plans to either expand or start operations in the state.
Bonfante also said Mexicali’s Chinatown project was introduced to investors in order to advance the plans to create a tourist and commercial zone close to downtown.
The secretary said a proyect to build a railway between El Sauzal in northern Ensenada and Tecate was presented to representatives of China Rail Company, the most important of the Asian giant country.
State representatives held 22 events to retain or promote new companies.
Party leader justifies candidacy
The state chair of the National Action Party –or PAN in Spanish- justified the candidacy given to the State Employee Union Secretary Victoria Bentley.
José Luis Ovando, who presides the PAN in Baja California, said the union leader is an acknowledged social fighter, whose effort to combat the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI in Spanish) is recognized with her candidacy for the Assembly on District Three.
“She was able to defeat the PRI that for many years had ruled over the union. She was able to also transform the relationship between the union and the city,” Ovando said. “No one can deny the roll Victoria had to defend the interests of bureaucrats, so this is something we acknowledge.”
Bentley thanked the opportunity opened by the party to represent the same district won by now Mayoral candidate Gustavo Sánchez.
Ovando underlined the fact that his party has been a tool for citizens to run under its umbrella in order to modify the environment and social reality.
