It has been reported that, due to the lack of mitigation project plans and damage to local streets caused by construction work on the Mexico–Querétaro Train, residents of the community of La Planada staged a protest by blocking the entry and exit of trucks.
Residents used private vehicles and formed a human barrier, preventing cargo units belonging to the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) from leaving the railway area toward Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada Street.
The blockade lasted for approximately two hours. During that time, residents also expressed their dissatisfaction with the train project works heading toward Querétaro, specifically along Front 2 Tultitlán–Coyotepec.
Drivers Ignore School Schedules, Families Claim
Mothers of students from Hermenegildo Galeana Elementary School and Carolina Agazzi Kindergarten, both located on Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada Street, approached a lieutenant from the Secretariat of National Defense, the federal agency responsible for constructing the Mexico–Querétaro Train.
They explained that truck drivers do not respect school entry and dismissal times, making it difficult and unsafe for children to cross.
“We don’t have free mobility anymore; there is no access to our homes,” complained José, a resident of Vicente Guerrero Street.
He also mentioned that the area now experiences flooding problems that previously did not occur on that roadway.
Community Members Demand Immediate Solutions
Residents also requested immediate solutions, including street cleaning after workers finish their daily shifts.
They claim that when it rains, water accumulates and mud forms, making it difficult to move around and causing falls among people who do not have vehicles to cross the affected areas.
“Would you stay half an hour longer after work?” the Sedena lieutenant replied when residents suggested that cleanup should take place after work crews complete their shifts.
Residents of La Planada explained that they had previously gone to the Secretariat of National Defense camp located in the Santa María Caliacac neighborhood of the municipality of Teoloyucan, but were not attended to.
Lorena, a resident of La Planada, said:
“We support development, but while you are moving forward, we are being affected. When it starts raining, everything becomes a mess and we can no longer get through.”
No Information from the Government
For his part, Francisco Páez, a resident of La Planada, emphasized that the protest also took place because, during meetings with federal government authorities, no information has been provided regarding what mitigation projects will be implemented.
Páez stated:
“They don’t present any projects to us, only promises. They don’t guarantee whether there will be vehicle and pedestrian bridges.”
“There are residents who have livestock, and nobody knows what will happen. We already can’t get through the roads, and people have to take long detours.”
Source: yucatan
