Libramiento Nororiente de Toluca

In December 2003, the Government of the State of Mexico formally granted a concession title for an original period of 30 years to the company CFC for the construction, operation, exploitation, conservation, and maintenance of the Libramiento Nororiente de Toluca.^[1]

In the second half of 2005, construction began on the Libramiento Nororiente de Toluca in a first stage of two lanes. Financing was provided by IDEAL, and by September 2007 the first stage was completed.^[2]

In February 2009, the second stage began, in which the existing two-lane road was widened to four lanes; this stage entered into operation in November 2010.^[3]

Following the inauguration of the Autopista Toluca–Naucalpan in October 2020, the road gained strategic importance due to its function as a bypass around the city of Toluca, and its various key connections such as the Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport and Federal Highway 55D.

The Libramiento Nororiente de Toluca begins in the municipality of Lerma, in the eastern part of the Toluca Valley, specifically at the interchange with Federal Highway 15D (Autopista México–Toluca section), together with the Carretera Lerma–Tenango (State Highway A-10D). From this starting point, the toll expressway advances in a northwesterly direction, passing through the State of Mexico municipalities of Lerma, Toluca, Xonacatlán, Otzolotepec, and Temoaya.

Within the municipality of Toluca, the road features a major interchange where it crosses the Autopista Toluca–Naucalpan. This junction is fundamental to regional mobility, as it facilitates a direct connection to the Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport and the western ZMVM.

The road also intersects with the Carretera Toluca–Temoaya (State Highway 53) and Federal Highway 134 (Carretera Libre Toluca–Naucalpan), serving as local exits to surrounding communities.

Finally, after a journey of approximately 30 kilometers, the bypass concludes to the north of the state capital at its interchange with the Autopista Toluca–Atlacomulco (part of Federal Highway 55D). In this way, the road fulfills its primary function as a ring road, allowing long-distance traffic to bypass the urban area of Toluca and connect the center with the northern part of the country.

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