Mexico's President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, orders military to fill potholes on highways due to private companies being too expensive and corrupt.
Mexico's President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has announced that the armed forces have taken over another civilian role, filling potholes on the nation's highways. This comes as the military now controls a range of projects from planes, trains to policing. The President claimed that highway maintenance in southern Mexico had been transferred from the government's Transportation Department, which typically gave private companies contracts for road maintenance, due to them being too expensive and riddled with corruption.
February 20, 2024
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