Mexican Federal Highway 57D

Federal Highway 57D (Carretera Federal 57D) (Fed. 57D) is a tolled (cuota) part of the federal highways corridor of the paralleling Fed. 57. Eight separate tolled segments exist of Fed. 57D between Mexico City and Allende, Coahuila; a ninth is part-federal and part-state.

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Federal Highway 57D
Carretera federal 57D
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Maintained by Secretariat of Communications and Transportation
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CountryMexico
Highway system

Roads in the Mexico City area

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Chamapa-Lechería

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Autopista Chamapa-Lechería
LocationAutopista Chamapa-La Venta at Chamapa to   Fed. 57D (México-Querétaro) at Lechería
Length27.346 km[1] (16.992 mi)

The Autopista Chamapa-Lechería entered service in 1994. It costs 44 pesos to travel and is operated by Caminos y Puentes Federales.[2] Combined with the Autopista Chamapa-La Venta, not part of the federal highways corridors, this highway rings the northwest and western portion of the Mexico City area.

Circuito Exterior Mexiquense

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Sections of the Circuito Exterior Mexiquense, a ring road located entirely in the State of Mexico, are also designated Fed. 57D, while others are in the state highway system of the state governments of Mexico and are designated Mex 5D.[1]

Mexico City-Querétaro

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Autopista México-Querétaro
LocationAutopista Chamapa-Lechería and Periférico Ávila Camacho in Mexico City to   Fed. 57 at Palmillas, Querétaro (to Querétaro City)
Length211.6 km[1] (131.5 mi)

The highway between Mexico City and Querétaro is one of the oldest components of the Mexican toll road network, being the third toll highway to open in the country.[3] It was built by Caminos Federales de Ingresos, S.A. de C.V., a state-owned predecessor to Caminos y Puentes Federales (CAPUFE), and reduced travel times between Mexico City and cities in central and northern Mexico. The road also crosses through a portion of the state of Hidalgo, including the city of Tepeji del Río.

Not all of the road to Querétaro is tolled, but traffic is tolled on the 145.8 kilometres (90.6 mi) between Mexico City and Palmillas, for a toll of 148 pesos (for cars) over two toll booths.[2][1]

Bypasses of San Luis Potosí

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Libramiento Oriente

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Libramiento Oriente de San Luis Potosí
Location  Fed. 57 north of San Luis Potosí to   Fed. 57 north of Matehuala
Length33.76 km[4] (20.98 mi)

The two bypasses of San Luis Potosí City are identified as Fed. 57D. The Libramiento Oriente de San Luis Potosí, serving the north-south cargo traffic and also allowing traffic to access Fed. 70 to Tampico, opened on August 23, 1991. It is operated by META (Mexicana de Técnicos en Autopistas) and carries a toll of 59 pesos for cars.[5]

Libramiento Norponiente/Poniente

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Libramiento Norponiente de San Luis Potosí
Location  Fed. 57D south of Matehuala to   Fed. 80 southwest of San Luis Potosí
Length53.9 km[4][6] (33.5 mi)

When the Libramiento Norponiente de San Luis Potosí opened in 2014, it initially was 31.5 kilometres (19.6 mi) in length and ran from the Libramiento Oriente to Fed. 49 to Zacatecas. An extension, the Western Bypass, to Fed. 80 was formally inaugurated by President Enrique Peña Nieto on February 27, 2017.[6] The segment from Fed. 57D to Fed. 45 carries a toll of 56 pesos for cars,[5] while the segment to Fed. 80 carries a toll of 49 pesos for cars. Both segments are maintained by META.

Libramiento de Matehuala

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Libramiento de Matehuala
Location  Fed. 57 south of Matehuala to   Fed. 57 north of Matehuala
Length14.2 km[4] (8.8 mi)

The 21-kilometre (13 mi) Libramiento de Matehuala opened on November 13, 2004. It is operated by OCACSA with a toll of 24 pesos for cars.[7]

Puerto México-La Carbonera and Libramiento Oriente de Saltillo

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Autopista Puerto México-La Carbonera
Libramiento Oriente de Saltillo
Location  Fed. 57 in Puerto México, Nuevo León to     Fed. 40 to Fed. 40D / Fed. 57 north of Saltillo
Length54 km[8] (34 mi)

The 21-kilometre (13 mi) Libramiento Oriente de Saltillo entered service on December 12, 1992, followed by its 32-kilometre (20 mi) southern extension to Fed. 57D near Puerto México, on the Nuevo León side of the state line, on May 1, 1994. Both roads are operated by Caminos y Puentes Federales and carry tolls of 36 and 56 pesos, respectively.[2]

Nueva Rosita-Allende

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Carretera Premier
Carretera Nueva Rosita-Allende
Location   Fed. 57 / Fed. 57 in Nueva Rosita to   Fed. 90 in Allende
Length54 km[8] (34 mi)

Placed on the federal highways corridors in 2017, the Carretera Premier bypasses Fed. 57 from Nueva Rosita to Ciudad Allende in northern Coahuila. It is operated by Súper Carreteras del Norte, whose principal is known to be former governor Rogelio Montemayor Seguy,[9] with a toll of 96 pesos for cars.[10]

Criticism around the highway has abounded, particularly over its poor condition. Northbound travelers do not benefit from the highway's insurance policy, as they do not have toll tickets obtained at the toll booth at the northern terminus. State deputy Carolina Morales Iribarren said, "Incredibly, the free highway, 57, is in better shape."[11] Motorists have also complained over the lack of emergency services.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Datos Viales - México, SCT, 2017
  2. ^ a b c CAPUFE: Tarifas Vigentes as of January 31, 2017
  3. ^ Contreras Valdez, Mario (2012). "Los primeros cuatro tramos carreteros de cuota y la ciudad de México. Mitad del siglo XX" (PDF). Ponencias.
  4. ^ a b c Datos Viales - San Luis Potosí, SCT, 2017
  5. ^ a b Tarifas: Libramiento SLP
  6. ^ a b Sánchez, Enrique (27 February 2017). "Peña Nieto viaja a SLP, hará entrega del Libramiento Poniente". Excélsior. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  7. ^ OCACSA - Libramiento de Matehuala
  8. ^ a b Datos Viales - Coahuila, SCT, 2017
  9. ^ Barrera, Joel (28 November 2015). "Carretera Nueva Rosita-Allende no es prioridad para SCT". El Siglo Coahuila. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  10. ^ Jiménez, José Luis (26 November 2015). "Aumentan tarifa en carretera 'Premier'". Radio Zócalo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  11. ^ Acosta, Ernesto (12 March 2015). "Irregularidades en autopista Premier Rosita-Allende". Zócalo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Cara e insegura, la autopista Premier". La Prensa de Monclova. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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