Plan your travel plans for Monday, April 6, after Easter week, as truckers and farmers have announced a new major blockade to pressure authorities to address their demands. The blockade will affect major highways across the country, with closures in at least 20 states starting at 7:00 a.m.
Highways affected by the blockade on April 6:
Mexico City–Querétaro
Mexico City–Puebla
Mexico City–Cuernavaca
Mexico City–Pachuca
Mexico City–Guadalajara
Border access points such as Ciudad Juárez and Nuevo Laredo.
This blockade could last until Monday afternoon, impacting the return of vacationers after Easter week. Credit: Cuartoscuro
Blockades are also expected at access points to cities, industrial zones, and strategic intersections in at least 20 states, including Sonora, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Michoacán, Jalisco, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Guanajuato, and Veracruz, where groups have already confirmed their participation. Additionally, there will be a work stoppage by truckers who have joined the call.
This blockade will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, April 6, according to the announcement, and could last up to 10 hours if the authorities do not address their demands.
What truckers and farmers are demanding to avoid the massive blockade
This truckers’ strike was called by the National Association of Truckers (ANTAC) and the National Front for the Rescue of Mexican Agriculture (FNRCM) because they face various problems and demand that the authorities listen to them. They accuse the authorities of ignoring these obstacles that are affecting them and are becoming increasingly numerous.
David Estévez Gamboa, national president of the National Association of Carriers, pointed out that the insecurity on highways and main roads, which has led to accidents and extortion, as well as the rise in transportation and fuel prices, continues without any proposals for solutions or solutions.
To all this is added the activation of the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS), which will cause costs to rise even further, potentially exceeding 40 pesos per liter, Estévez asserted.
Source: radioformula
