Quintana Roo Tackles Infrastructure with Developers

Cancún, Quintana Roo — The real estate sector of Quintana Roo is working in a coordinated manner with federal, state, and municipal authorities to address various problems accompanying the accelerated urban growth of tourist destinations like Cancún. Among the priority issues are the expansion of public transportation in the Hotel Zone—especially in areas where there is still no bus coverage—and the strengthening of the electricity supply.

Miguel Ángel Lemus Mateos, president of the Quintana Roo Real Estate Developers Association, highlighted that while growth has brought significant economic benefits, it has also generated challenges that require joint solutions with the government. "The objective is to promote sustainable urban developments that elevate the population's quality of life, always respecting current regulatory frameworks," he stated.

He added that work is already underway with agencies from all three levels of government to resolve bottlenecks in infrastructure, mobility, potable water, drainage, and, especially, energy.

One of the most urgent points presented to the Quintana Roo State Institute of Mobility (Imoveqroo) is the extension of public transportation to the Nizuc area within the Hotel Zone. Currently, the routes only go as far as the vicinity of Playa Delfines, leaving thousands of workers without service.

"From kilometer 20 to 25, seven hotels operate where more than five thousand people work who do not have public transportation. We have already presented the case to the governor, the director of Imoveqroo, and the concessionaires, and we are making progress to extend the routes," he explained.

Regarding services, work is also being done jointly with the Quintana Roo Potable Water and Sewer Commission (CAPA) to ensure that new hotel developments have adequate supply infrastructure.

Furthermore, they seek to strengthen their participation in the Territorial Planning Councils alongside the Secretariat of Ecology and Environment, aiming to align real estate investments with urban development and environmental sustainability policies.

Within this comprehensive strategy, they are also collaborating with the Secretariat of Sustainable Urban Territorial Development (Sedetus) to review Article 34 of the Organic Law of the State Public Administration. Additionally, they are actively participating in the Cadastral Council, where they contributed to the review of value tables and the implementation of the so-called "Green Book."

On another front, dialogues have already been established with the head of the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), Alicia Bárcena, to whom they requested the creation of a single window to expedite the management of strategic and sustainable projects, as the current procedures can take up to two years.

Finally, Lemus Mateos advanced that by October they expect to meet with officials from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to address the constant power outages affecting different areas of the state, recognizing it as a critical issue that must be resolved urgently.