Cozumel, Q.R. — The state government has started a32 million peso street rehabilitation project in central Cozumel. The San Miguel streets are being repaved with funding collected from the Cruise Ship Trust.
More than 32 million pesos is being spent on the island street project. According to Governor Mara Lezama, the money used is from the cruise ship tourism in Quintana Roo.
Governor Lezama led the groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation of the main tourist streets in downtown Cozumel Tuesday. Accompanied by Mayor José Luis Chacón Méndez, she highlighted that the project, which is being carried out through the Department of Public Works headed by José Rafael Lara Diaz, will improve mobility, safety and the quality of life of thousands of Cozumel families.
Mara Lezama explained that the trust was created in collaboration with cruise companies to close inequality gaps with projects that benefit Cozumel and Mahahual, the first and second most important cruise destinations in the country.
This collaboration, she added, reflects the essence of the New Agreement for the Well-being and Development of Quintana Roo, through which joint actions between the government and private initiative are promoted to improve urban infrastructure, strengthen the local economy, for the well-being of the people.
During the event, Governor Lezama stated that it represents shared prosperity: “using the resources of the tourism industry to modernize public infrastructure, strengthen the local economy and beautify the urban image of our tourist destinations.”
Work will be carried out on 13,615 square meters of the island’s tourist streets with 15-centimeter-thick hydraulic pavement. She said 7,158 linear meters of horizontal signage based on thermoplastic paint and microspheres will be applied to pavements and pedestrian crossings and 34 vertical signs will be installed.
“In Cozumel we are writing a new history. We are a humanist government that listens to the voice of the people and delivers,” said Lezama.
