Construction of irrigation canals will begin at the
same time as construction of the dam.
Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (ICA), the largest construction consortium in Mexico, has signed a contract for 3,989 million pesos with the National Water Commission to begin within the next few months the construction of the Santa María dam in El Rosario. The much anticipated dam will increase agricultural development and supply water for the Centro Integralmente Planeado “Playa Espíritu” tourist resort in southern Sinaloa.
According to information provided by ICA to the Mexican Stock Exchange, the project is expected to be completed by January, 2018.
Fernando Valdez Solano, of the Sinaloa Development Council, commented that ICA will work in association with a contractor specializing in hydraulics.
Personnel from the company have arrived in the area to begin work on the project which has been anticipated for the last three decades.
To avoid conflicts with communities that will be affected by the dam, as occurred when the Picachos Dam was built, Valdez Solano said they have come to an agreement with the Santa María town population including the amount of rent they will pay while waiting for the federal government to come to an agreement and pay the community for the hectares the dam will occupy.
He also pointed out construction of irrigation canals will begin at the same time as construction of the dam.
(from Noroeste)
