Puerto Morelos, Q.R. — The seaside town of Puerto Morelos has opened its newly built fishing pier for public use. On Monday, dignitaries made the opening official with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa, accompanied by Mayor Blanca Merari Tziu Muñoz, inaugurated the new Fishermen’s Wharf. The fishing pier was rebuilt after years of deterioration. At the Monday ceremony, Lezama recalled that is was just over a year ago, on January 6, that the announcement of a new pier was made.
“We appreciate the support of the federal government, SEMARNAT, the Navy and all those who helped us make this pier a reality. The Environmental Sanitation Trust is for this, to carry out projects that improve the quality of life for the well-being of the people of Puerto Morelos who work in the Caribbean Sea,” said the Governor.
Puerto Morelos Mayor Blanca Merari reported that the new pier is 113.50 meters long and 4.20 meters wide and benefits almost 20,000 inhabitants. It improves fishing activity with a safe and functional space as well as tourism, since the pier is a point of interest for visitors and sport fishermen.
She said that this renovated structure, with an investment of 6.7 million pesos from the Environmental Law Sanitation Fund, guarantees greater safety for users, reducing the risk of accidents. It is the first major project to be carried out with resources from this Fund, which is managed with complete transparency.
Merari Tziu thanked Governor Lezama for her support and intervention with President Claudia Sheinbaum to make the project possible.
Mario Salinas Castro, Secretary of Public Works of the City Council, announced that among the projects carried out was the dismantling of 35 linear meters of damaged wooden dock and the construction of 78.5 linear meters, for a total length of 113.50 meters.
He said 141 wooden piles with a diameter of 40 centimetres were driven in. A hard wooden deck was placed on the structure, piles, load-bearing elements, beams and bracing, reinforced with planks as a platform.
Governor Mara Lezama highlighted the importance of this project as a symbol of hope for fishing and nautical sector families, as well as its quality in meeting the highest technical standards and its design to withstand the climatic conditions of the region, ensuring its durability for decades, “because in the governments of transformation we do things very well, right the first time.”
Lezama said that the pier was left without maintenance for many years, because the money that should have been allocated for its maintenance ended up in the bank accounts of a few who did not care about the people, of the neoliberal and corrupt governments that have been left in the dustbin of history.
“Today, the pier is a symbol of shared prosperity. It is proof of the transparent management of the people’s money which is perfectly secured to last for many years,” she said.
