Tamaulipas Seeks Nationwide Replication of Highway Safety Model

Lawmakers in Tamaulipas are calling on three federal secretariats to adopt the state's "secure station" model, a system designed to enhance safety for travelers and cargo nationwide.

Gerardo Peña Flores, a local deputy and president of the National Action Party's Political Coordination Board, announced the approval of a proposal directing the Secretariats of Citizen Security, Communications and Transportation, and Finance and Public Credit to implement this proven model. The initiative aims to extend the safety measures successfully deployed in Tamaulipas to the rest of Mexico.

The secure station model involves establishing spaced-out stations along highways. These facilities are staffed by highly equipped and trained personnel who undergo rigorous vetting processes. The system has been credited with significantly improving highway transit safety since its inception in previous administrations.

Currently, Tamaulipas boasts 29 secure stations, offering 24-hour surveillance via cameras, public restrooms, and rest areas. The state recently inaugurated four new stations in Camargo, Miguel Alemán, Reynosa, and Valadeces. Patrols operate between these stations to maintain territorial control and enforce law and order, ensuring a safer journey for all.

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The model consists of installing stations with kilometers of distance and that since past administrations, considerably improved highway transit, in which there is a presence of highly equipped and trained units and elements passing confidence controls.