Evaluation of Mexican Transportation Infrastructure Projects

343 Pages·2010·20.46 MB·English

Evaluation of Mexican Transportation Infrastructure
Projects

Leigh B. Boske
Lisa Loftus-Otway
Nathan Hutson

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Students

Edmund Gordon, BBA (International Business), University of Texas at San Antonio

Maria Fernanda Gutierrez Pita Padillo, B.A. (Economics), Instituto Tecnologica
Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)

Kate Mason, B.A. (Sociology), Trinity College, CT

Jamie L. McAllister, B.A. (Political Science and Spanish), Central Michigan University

Angela Mora, B.A. (Political Science), Rosemont College

Caitlin Morris, B.A. (Political Science), South Western University

Rachel Niven, B.A. (International Studies and Spanish), University of South Carolina

Lauren Rose, B.A (Government and Journalism), University of Texas at Austin

Beatriz Rutzen, B.S. (Civil Engineering), University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Sameen Siddiqi, B.S. (Economics), Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan

Rebecca Takahashi, B.A. (Political Science and History), Pitzer College

Laura F. Tibbitt, B.A. (Psychology and Theology), University of Notre Dame

Ernest Worley, B.A (Economics), Trinity University

Zhixing Zhang, B.A. (Political Science and Public Administration), Peking University at
Beijing, China

Mengying Zhao, B.S. (Finance), Peking University at Beijing, China

Research Associate

Rachel Niven, B.A. (International Studies and Spanish), University of South Carolina

Project Directors

Leigh B. Boske, Ph.D., Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, the
University of Texas at Austin

Lisa Loftus-Otway MPAff, Research Engineer/Scientist Associate III, Center for
Transportation Research, the University of Texas at Austin

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Nathan Hutson MPAff, Research Engineer/Scientist Associate III, Center for
Transportation Research, the University of Texas at Austin

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Acknowledgments

This project would not have been possible without the generous financial support
of the Texas Department of Transportation in commissioning this study. TxDOT staff
members directly involved in guiding this analysis includes: Duncan Stewart Ph.D. P.E at
TxDOT’s Research and Technology Implementation (RTI) Division who oversaw the
project and provided valuable guidance and input throughout the project; Sylvia Medina
of RTI Division who organized meetings and the large team that was involve in this
project; Eduardo Calvo – Advance Transportation Planning Director, El Paso District –
who was the Project Director, and Augustin de la Rosa, Esther Hitzfelder, Leocadio
Matias, Manuela Ortiz, and Sasha Russell (TxDOTs International Office); Christen
Longoria and Roberto Rodriguez (Laredo District), Marty Boyd and Efrain Esparza (El
Paso District), Joseph Leal (Pharr District) and Orlando Jamadre, Jr. (Multimodal
Division) who formed the TxDOT Project Monitoring Committee.
The 15 graduate students in the Lyndon B. Jonson School of Public Affairs (LBJ)
Policy Research Project (PRP) class drafted this volume of case study analysis based on
their site visits to the case study projects during January to March 2009. A team of
students (Jamie McAllister, Kate Mason, Caitlin Morris, Lauren Rose, Sameen Siddiqui,
Rebecca Takahashi, and Ernest Worley) edited the first drafts of the case studies. Laura
Tibbett and Edmund Gordon produced the executive summary. Leigh Boske, Lisa
Loftus-Otway, and Nathan Hutson provided guidance and supervision to the class.
Nathan Hutson, Lisa Loftus-Otway, Rachel Niven, and Leigh Boske, edited the final
report.
This PRP was made possible by and benefited from the contributions of a
significant number of people in the public and private sector in Mexico. We are indebted
to Oscar de Buen Infrastructure Deputy Secretary and Bernadro Jose Ortiz Mantilla,
Coordinator of Special Projects at SCT for opening many doors, providing an SCT
coordinator for each case study and for helping to set up many interviews. We thank the
following individuals for participating in the project and sharing their invaluable insights
and time, and most importantly, for providing documentation including feasibility
studies, traffic and revenue studies and environmental impact assessments:

Gustavo Aguilar Micceli, Director de Registro Público del Transporte, Secretaría de
Transportes y Vialidad, Hidalgo, Mexico.

Hiram Alvarez Escudero, Director Communicacion, Social y Relaciones Inter
Institucionales, Mexico.

David Aviles Balderas, Jefe de Comunicacion Interna y Externa, Mexico City Commuter
Rail, Mexico.

Javier Badillo Ramos, Subgerente de Promocion, Altamira Puertos de Mexico, Altamira,
Mexico.

Robin Boone, Planning Engineer of TXDOT, Pharr District, Texas, USA.
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John Campbell, Division Director of Right-of-way Division, TxDOT, USA.

Eduardo Campirano, Port Director and CEO, Port of Brownsville, Texas, USA.

Rafael Campos, Mexico Transportación Ejecutiva y Turistica, Mexico.

Francisco Conde, Director of Special Projects and Communications, North America’s
SuperCorrodir Coalition Inc (NASCO), Dallas, Texas, USA.

Ana Maria Contreras, Directora General de Gestion de Calidad del Aire y Registro de
Emisiones u Transferencia de Contaminates, Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales (SEMARNAT), D.F. Mexico.

Carlos Contreras, President, Cal y Mayor Associates, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Manuel Cuan Chin Yu, Subdirector de Asuntos Internacionales e Intersecretariales
Coordinacion Tecnica de Planeacion de Infraestructura Carretera, SCT, D.F. Mexico.

Tim Cunningham, Strategic Communication and Administrative Section, TxDOT, Texas,
USA.

Oscar de Buen, Infrastructure Deputy Secretary, SCT, D.F. Mexico.

Arturo de las Fuentes, President, Cruces y Puentes Internacionales (CPI), D.F. Mexico.

Alberto Deleon Mier Teran, Subdirector de Impacto Ambiental, SCT, D.F. Mexico.

David Eaton, Vice President Corporate Affairs and Right-of-Way Protection, Kansas City
Southern de Mexico (KCSM) Railroad, Mexico.

Juan Jose Erazo Garcia Cano, Director de Proyectos Intermodales Coordinacion Tecnica
de Planeacion de Infraestructura Carretera, (SCT), D.F. Mexico.

Kirk Fauver, Statewide Planning Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Austin,
Texas.

Mauricio Flores Diaz, Gerente Comercial Commercial Manager, Manzanillo, Colima,
Mexico.

Jack Foster, Director Statewide Planning and Program Management Section, Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT), USA.

Jose Galvan, President and COO Brownsville and Matamoros Bridge Company,
Brownsville, Texas, USA.

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Juan Pablo Gomez Morin Rivera, Presidente, Indaabin, D.F. Mexico.

Hugo Gonzalez, Logistical Development Director, State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Alfonso Gonzalez Migoya, Acumen Empresarial, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico.

Carlos Gutierrez de Quevedo, Planeacion de Sistemas de Transporte, Centro de
Transporte Sustenable, D.F. Mexico.

Alfredo Hernández, Subsecretario Control de Tránsito, Gobierno del Distrito Federal
Secretaría Seguridad Pública, Mexico.

Juan Manuel Jauregi Aguilar, Lider de Proyectos de Terminales, OMA Aeropuerto de
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Ulises Juarez, Communicacion Social, INDAABIN, D.F., Mexico.

Dennis Kearns, Legislative Counsel, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Fort Worth,
Texas, USA.

Jose Alejandro Lopez Martinez, Subdirector de Liberacion del Derecho de Via, SCT,
D.F. Mexico.

Raquel Macias, Corporate Communications Coordinator, KCSM, Monterrey, Mexico.

Gylmar Mariel Cardenas, General Director Industrial Development and Promotion, San
Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Fernando Marquez, Engineer, DIRAC, Mexico.
Hilda Martinez-Salgado, Director of Air Quality, Center for Sustainable Transport, D.F.,
Mexico.

Agustin Melo Jimenez, Director de Evaluacion de Provectos, SCT, D.F. Mexico.

Tania Mijares, Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA), Mexico.

Richard Miller, Assistant Vice President Mexico Business Unit, BNSF Railway,
Fortworth, Texas, USA.

Juan Raymundo Monroy Castillo, Contralor, Constructora del Ferrocarril Suburbano,
D.F. Mexico.

Fernando Montesinos, Intermodal Operations Manager, KCSM, Mexico.

Armando Moreno, Environmental Director, SEMARNAT, D.F. Mexico.

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Bernardo Jose Ortiz Mantilla, Coordinator of Special Projects, SCT, D.F. Mexico
Manuel Ortiz Garcia, Sistema de Autopistas, Aeropuertos, Servicios Conexos y
Auxiliares, Estado de Mexico.

Marco Antonio Peniche Ruiz, Superintendente de Terminal Lazaro Cadenas, KCSM,
Lazaro Cardenas Michoacan, Mexico.

Adriana Pineda, Altamira Terminal Portuaria (ATP), Altamira, Mexico.

George Ramon, Bridge Director, Reynosa – Anzaldus Bridge, McAllen, Texas, USA.

Alejandra Rangel Smith, Director de Movilidad y Desarrollo Urbano, Centro de
Transporte Sustenable, Mexico.

Vladimir Robles Garza, Gerente de Relaciones Institutionales Zona Norte, KCSM,
Mexico.

Joel Rodriguez, Manager Mexico Business Unit, BNSF Railway, Fortworth, Texas, USA.

Amaranta Rodriguiez Hernandes, Head of Customer Service, SCT, Lazaro Cardenas
Michoacan, Mexico.

Diego Salvidar Hernandez, Operation and Sales Warehouse Manager, OMA Monterrey,
Monterrey International Airport, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Vicente Saint Martin Ochoa, Director Infrastructure for External Commerce, Reynosa –
Anzaldus Bridge, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Lucio Salvador Hernandez, Director de Liberacion de Derecho de Via, SCT, D.F.
Mexico.

Ricardo Sanchez Lara, Director de Gestion de Proyectos, SCT, D.F. Mexico.

Jose Santos Villarreal, Director de Evaluacion y Control Subsecretaria de Transporte,
SCT, Mexico.

Pete Sepulveda, County Administrator, Cameron County, Brownsville, Texas, USA.

Alejandro Solis, Coordinacion de Aseroes Subsecretaria de Transporte, Secretaria de
Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT), Mexico.

Peter Stuffer, Subdirector Tecnico, Reynosa-Anzaldus Bridge, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Mario Sugawara Alpizar, Director General Adjunto Concesionaria Mexiquense
(CONMEX), D.F., Mexico.

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Norma Torres, President and COO, Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railroad,
Brownsville, Texas, USA.

Arturo Trejo Ordonez, Lider de Proyectos Concesionados, Cal y Mayor y Asociados,
D.F. Mexico.

Cesaro Vite Azaguirre, Director Juaidico, SCT, Mexico.

Randy Ward, Right-of-Way Attrorney, Right-of-Way Divsion, TxDOT, Texas.

This endeavour would not have been a success without the time and generosity of
several UT-Austin LBJ Staff. The class is thankful to Taylor Overstreet for managing
class materials and travel and, Shannon Palmquist at UT-CTR, for arranging international
calling cards and authority.
None of the sponsoring units including the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public
Affairs, and the Texas Department of Transportation, endorses any views or findings of
this report. Any omissions or errors are the sole responsibility of the authors and editors
of this report.
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Foreword

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs has established interdisciplinary
research on policy problems as the core of its educational program. A major part of this
program is the nine-month policy research projectr (PRP), in the course of which two or
more faculty members from different disciplines direct the research of 10 to 30 graduate
students of diverse backgrounds on a policy issue of concern to a government or
nonprofit agency. This “client orientation” brings the students face to face with
administrators, legislators, and other official’s active in the policy process and
demonstrates that research in a policy environment demands special talents. It also
illuminates the occasional difficulties of relating research findings to the world of
political realities.
During the 2008-2009 academic year the Texas Department of Transportation
funded, through the Center for Transportation Research (CTR), a policy research project
to evaluate through case study analysis how Mexico, plans, finances, develops, and
constructs infrastructure projects. This followed upon a first year of research conducted
by CTR which examined the legal, institutional and economic underpinnings of
transportation planning within Mexico, as well as the National Infrastructure Plan that
was announced by President Calderon in early 2007. The fourteen case studies discussed
and analyzed in this report (which were drawn from the national infrastructure plan, as
well as other public and private led projects), are intended to demonstrate how these
institutional factors functioned in real world examples. The case studies were designed to
focus on infrastructure projects considered strategically valuable by the Mexican
government and assess how various institutions contributed to their development. The
scope of the case studies was intentionally broad, focusing on issues such as project
prioritization and selection, budgeting and finance, bidding and tendering, right-of-way
acquisition, environmental assessment and mitigation, engineering planning and
coordination among entities, and citizen involvement. This approach allowed the
researchers to develop a complete picture of the planning and implementation process as
it applied to different types of projects. The output from this case study analysis, in
addition, was also utilized to develop two technical memoranda and a database of
contacts for the DOT to utilize. The first technical memorandum highlighted the degree
to which Texas and Mexico are coordinating their transportation plans. The second
analyzed cross-border coordination and made policy recommendations on cross-border
coordination.
The cirrciculum of the LBJ School is intended not only to develop effective
public servants but also to produce research that will enlighten and inform those already
engaged in the policy process. The project that resulted in this report has helped to
accomplish the first task; it is our hope that the report will itself contribute to the second.
Finally, it should be noted that neither the LBJ School nor the University of Texas
at Austin necessarily endorses the views or findings of this report.
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