Bachetón Program exceeds half of its objectives, registering 59.4% progress in the toll-free federal highway network

This is an automated translation of the original release published in Spanish.

Release from the Communications and Transport Ministry  

Routine maintenance actions currently include the repair of 169,300 potholes on 26,200 km and the use of 120,600 tons of asphalt mix.

The area served is equivalent to 749,200 square meters; 277 crews and 1,662 workers are involved in the work, supported by 1,939 pieces of equipment.

Periodic Conservation Program reports progress of 20.5%, with a cumulative total of 141 km; the surface area served totals 1,329,200 square meters.

The Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) reports that the Bachetón Program has exceeded half of its objectives by registering 59.4 percent progress and attention to 169,300 potholes in the country on 26,200 kilometers of the Federal Toll-Free Highway Network.

Through this Routine Conservation Program, the surface area served is equivalent to 749,200 square meters, in which 120,600 tons of asphalt mix were used, with the operation of 277 crews made up of 1,662 workers supported by 1,939 pieces of equipment.

Regarding the Periodic Conservation Program, the SICT presents an overall progress of 20.5 percent, with a cumulative total of 141 kilometers and a surface area of 1,329,200 square meters attended to.

This is equivalent to 113,700 tons of asphalt mix used, in which 49 crews, 668 workers and 355 pieces of equipment participated.

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