The Arco Norte (lit.: Northern Arc), designated and signed as Federal Highway M40D, is a toll road in Mexico. It serves as a bypass around Greater Mexico City and currently links the Mexico-Puebla toll road on the east with the Mexico-Guadalajara toll road on the west.
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| Carretera federal M40D | |
| Autopista Arco Norte Libramiento Norte del Valle de México | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en América Latina (IDEAL) | |
| Length | 223 km (139 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |    Fed. 15D / Fed. 55 / Fed. 55D at Atlacomulco, State of Mexico |
 Fed. 57D near Jilotepec de Abasolo, State of Mexico  Fed. 85 to Fed. 85D northeast of Tizayuca, Hidalgo  Fed. 132D / Fed. 132 near Tepeapulco, Hidalgo Fed. 136 near Sanctórum, Tlaxcala  Fed. 117D to Fed. 117 near San Martín Texmelucan, Puebla | |
| East end |  Fed. 150D at San Martín Texmelucan, Puebla |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Highway system | |
The toll in 2017 for the entire 223 kilometres (139 mi) stretch of highway is 405 pesos.[1]
Route description
editThe highway begins east of Mexico City at Mexican Federal Highway 150D, near San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida, which lies just inside Puebla state. The highway has two lanes in each direction and begins northward through low mountains at 2,500 m (8,200 ft) above sea level. It continues through the western side of Tlaxcala state, then through the area where the states of Mexico and Hidalgo border each other, at about 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above sea level. The highway bends to the west, with few exits in the area. It serves few large population centers. As it reaches Tula, the area is greener and lies about 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above sea level. Then it rises to about 2400 m and meets the Mexico-Querétaro toll road, where it ended upon the opening of its first phase of 169 kilometres (105 mi) in 2009. A second phase of 54 kilometres (34 mi) opened two years later, extending the road west and south to Atlacomulco and the junction with Mexican Federal Highway 15D toward Guadalajara.
History
editConstruction of the Arco Norte began on February 28, 2006. The first phase opened in July 2009 (between the Autopista Mexico-Puebla and the Autopista Mexico-Querétaro, 169 km [105 mi]).[2] The second phase to Atlacomulco was formally opened on May 3, 2011.[3]
Junctions
editThis article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. (November 2021) |
San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida
Sanctórum
Calpulalpan
Tepeapulco
Nopaltepec
Tizayuca
Ajoloapan
Atitalaquia
Tula
Tula-Norte
Autopista Mexico City-Querétaro
Acambay
Mexican Federal Highway 15D/Mexican Federal Highway 57, Mexican Federal Highway 55, Mexican Federal Highway 55D, Atlacomulco
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ calculadora viaje | arconorte.com.mx, accessed 18 February 2017
- ^ información - El Arco Norte | www.arconorte.com.mx Archived August 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Olguín, Israel (3 May 2011). "Calderón y Peña inauguran último tramo del Arco Norte". El Universal Estado de México. Retrieved 18 February 2017.