Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda highlighted a landmark infrastructure investment of more than $1.3 billion USD, describing it as a program designed to deliver tangible improvements across Baja California and enhance residents’ quality of life. The announcement came during her State of the State Address, where she detailed how the sweeping investment, made between 2022 and 2025, is funding a wide range of projects.
“We built the Lázaro Cárdenas interchange, the Laguna México park, and hundreds of other works. We are investing in the most extensive public works program in our history. With honesty and more results, Baja California is stronger than ever,” Governor Marina del Pilar stated.
According to the administration, the total investment—equivalent to 23.2 billion pesos—draws from both state funds and federal partnerships. Roughly 19.3 billion pesos came from state resources, while another 3.9 billion pesos was secured in collaboration with Mexico’s federal government. Together, these efforts are driving better connectivity, fairer access to services, and more balanced regional development across all seven municipalities.
The largest share of the funding, about 11.1 billion pesos (roughly $630 million USD), has gone to water infrastructure, including new drinking water and sanitation systems, the construction and modernization of treatment plants, and electrification projects for growing residential and commercial areas.
To ease traffic congestion and improve mobility, the government has allocated 4.2 billion pesos ($240 million USD) for new bridges and road interchanges, 1.5 billion pesos ($85 million USD) for paving, and 594 million pesos ($33 million USD) for rural highways to better link communities to production centers.
Education has also been a major focus, with 3.1 billion pesos ($175 million USD) invested in facilities for basic through higher education. Another 1.6 billion pesos ($90 million USD) supports social, cultural, and sports infrastructure, as well as housing, health, electrification, and urban development projects.
Smaller allocations include 797 million pesos ($45 million USD) to modernize government services and 51 million pesos ($3 million USD) for initiatives in tourism, agriculture, fisheries, and environmental protection.
Governor Ávila emphasized that every municipality in Baja California is benefiting from the initiative. Major cities such as Tijuana and Mexicali are seeing new overpasses, paving, and housing programs. Ensenada is receiving funding for road junctions and wastewater treatment plants, while Playas de Rosarito is prioritizing sanitation and urban infrastructure. Tecate, San Quintín, and San Felipe are also receiving targeted investments in water systems, paving, social infrastructure, and essential services.
