Governor Alejandro Armenta Mier confirmed that his administration intends to build a cable car system that would reach Puebla’s historic center and confirmed that he already has permission from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) to do so.
At a press conference, the governor also insisted that his administration will complete the three eco-parks he has proposed in La Malinche, Popocatépetl, and Pico de Orizaba, and that he will do so without indebting the state, adhering to procedures and working hand in hand with federal institutions.
“We are going to do it because we love Puebla, because we love the environment, and because the people of Puebla deserve these types of projects,” he stated despite criticism from environmentalists and residents.
He maintained that his projects are “inclusive” of development and asked the reporter who asked the question about the process under which the land purchases are carried out to use that term in his article “because otherwise, the idea is lost.”
“And what I can tell you is that they will cost a tenth of the projects undertaken under the old regime to build this building and the Baroque Museum—a tenth in real terms, without debt, without PPPs, without kickbacks, and without cornfields. That’s why we have enough for three (parks),” he emphasized.
He mentioned that while work is being done on the park project in La Malinche, progress is being made on the plan to build another park near the millimeter telescope located on Pico de Orizaba. “We’re going for a major project, the only one in Latin America,” he emphasized, “and it also has to do with an eco-environmental project, which they’re already working on in tourism.”
Regarding the proposal to build the cable car, the president assured that it is viable and that he will not make the same mistakes as Rafael Moreno Valle’s administration when he attempted to build a cable car from the Fuertes area to the historic center.
Armenta recalled that the PAN government clashed with the INAH (National Institute of Public Works) because it destroyed a monument like the Casa del Torno (Casa del Torno) in the Artist’s Quarter, but that his administration has followed the procedures and this week obtained permission “unanimously” from the INAH for the cable bus project.
“We’re going to have mega-projects without them being mega-looting. And we’re going to carry out mega-projects without them being mega-debts,” he stated. “We’re not seeking projects that will leave the governor with the most money; we have no complicity or commitment to those who want to enrich themselves at the expense of the public treasury. Whoever does so will assume the consequences.”
According to what has been reported, the Armentista government’s proposal is to build lines from the San Miguel Canoa and La Resurrección Auxiliary Districts, where it also intends to build Tlalli Malinche Park, to Casa Aguayo in Puebla’s historic center. Another line would run from the Bus Station to La Paz Hill and from there to the Angelópolis commercial district.
Source: proceso
