Governor Pablo Lemus announced a 24-billion-peso investment to rehabilitate Jalisco’s 4,420 kilometers of state highways, pledging that the entire network will be renewed within a year. He made the commitment during an event delivering economic support to farmers, while once again urging the federal government to take responsibility for the roads under its jurisdiction.
“I’m doing my job, remodeling the highways that fall under my authority. By next June, all state highways in Jalisco will be completely renewed, and we will guarantee long-term maintenance so they don’t just deteriorate every rainy season. Whoever builds it, maintains it,” said Lemus.
The governor stressed that he has repeatedly requested improvements to federal roads, meeting more than six times with President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration to address the issue. Of Jalisco’s 6,616 kilometers of highways, 2,196 fall under the responsibility of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation (SICT).
Lemus pointed out that federal highways 70, 80, 90, and 200 are in particularly poor condition. “The Federation acts as if the Virgin Mary were speaking to them. Despite my efforts, I haven’t been able to get them to rehabilitate these roads, which are in tatters. But on the state highways, the ones I am responsible for, I give my word: within one year the entire state highway network will be rebuilt,” he said.
He added that the work is vital for public safety and the state’s agricultural economy. “We are working for the safety of families who travel these roads every day, for livestock, and for everything produced in the fields. That is why I once again respectfully call on the federal government to repair federal highways in Jalisco, which are in terrible condition. My commitment is that state highways will be fully rehabilitated by next June.”
In May, Lemus had presented the 2025–2030 State Highway Plan, originally aimed at renovating the network over five years while expanding infrastructure and generating jobs. That plan has since been revised to ensure that all state-managed roads are completed by June 2026.