MEXICO CITY.- The capital government selected BBVA Mexico as the banking institution for the structuring of a private funding scheme for 4,000 million pesos, aimed at financing infrastructure and mobility works for the FIFA 2026 World Cup.
“We are honored by the confidence that the Government of Mexico City, through the Ministry of Administration and Finance, has deposited in us to structure this important trust. This collaboration reflects the joint commitment of government and private initiative to promote projects that transform the lives of people,” said the vice president and general director of the Financial Group, Eduardo Osuna, according to a statement published yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of Administration and Finance of Mexico City, Juan Pablo de Botton Falcón, stressed that “this collaboration will allow the calendar of works to benefit the capital and tourists who will enjoy the World Cup fair.”
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For mobility, the acquisition of 17 units of the light harrow for the Tasqueña-Xochimilco section, 17 trolleybuses for the Aztec University-Stadium and 11 electric buses for the centrobús that runs in the first box of the capital over Hidalgo, maidens, circumvasculation, Fray Servando, Río de la Loza, Chapultepec, insurgents and reform are contemplated.
In terms of urban infrastructure, resources will be channeled to the remodeling of the modal transfer centers (whereabouts) in Tasqueña, Huipulco and University, modernization of low bridges in Tlalpan, creation of the floating green road and cycle path in Tlalpan Calzada, as well as massive bichetations.
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For the immediate vicinity of the Azteca Stadium, the rearrangement of trade, lighting, remodeling of the access bridge, recovery of pedestrian crossings and transformation of surrounding colonies is planned.
In addition to the lighting of historical buildings, modernization of roads in corridors such as Garibaldi, Insurgentes and the Airport Circuit, in addition to the creation of sports areas, soccer fields and the Fan Fest 2026 in the Zocalo.
BBVA explained that the operation is structured through a private trust that does not comput as public debt for Mexico City.
The financing, structured in two provisions, the first for 2,500 MDP executed on July 3 and the second scheduled for the beginning of January 2026, has a period of five years.
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