Judge orders definitive suspension of Maya Train construction in Yucatán
Two sections of the project have been suspended over environmental concerns
Published on Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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A federal judge has ordered the definitive suspension of the Maya Train railroad project in three Yucatán municipalities.
Yucatán-based Judge Karla Domínguez Aguilar ordered a halt to construction work in Mérida, Izamal and Chocholá in a decision handed down on Monday.
The ruling, which affects the Calkiní-Izamal and Izamal-Cancún sections of the 1,500-kilometer railroad – one of the federal government’s flagship infrastructure projects – came in response to an injunction request filed by Yucatán residents who claimed that the project will cause irreversible environmental damage.