The Distribuidor Vial San Antonio is a Mexican
freeway
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located at the west side of
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
.
It was built under the mandate of the previous head of government,
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, public administrator and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He se ...
between 2002 and May 14, 2006.
It is part of a network of second levels in the city's freeway system, colloquially called "Segundo piso" ("second floor"), built to improve traffic circulation.
Main purposes
The main purpose of the Distribuidor Vial San Antonio is to solve traffic jams in the following avenues and roads:
*Anillo Periferico Sur (Exterior Circuit)
*Eje 5 Sur San Antonio (Main route 5 South)
*Eje 10 Sur San Jerónimo (Main route 10 South)
*Revolución (Interior Circuit)
*Viaducto Río Becerra (Viaducto Miguel Alemán)
*Eje 6 Sur Holbein (Main route 6 South)
*Las Flores
*Barranca del Muerto
*Rómulo O'Farrill
Names
The Distribuidor Vial is named after the streets it crosses:
*San Antonio (East-South)(San Antonio Av.-Lomas de Plateros)
*San Jerónimo (South-East) (San Jerónimo Av.-Lomas de Plateros)
*Las Torres (South-East) (Las Torres Av.-San Antonio Av.)
*Las Flores (North-South) (Las Flores Av.-San Jerónimo Av.)
Incidents
A riot broke out at the overpass after police beat protesters during a demonstration by cyclists who were upset after a
Metrobús ran over a bicyclist. Eleven police officers were arrested.
References
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Highways in Greater Mexico City