TREN MAYA, MX
TREN MAYA TRAIN
Project Basic Information
Project Name: Tren Maya – New Construction Railroad Project
Location: 950-mile loop around Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
Application Date: 2022 & 2023
Size: 8 million sq. ft. and counting
Products Used: TechCrete 2500 Waterproofing System Etch
Applicator: Mota-Engil (GC), Grupo Indi (GC) and Sedena
Specifier:
Structure Owner: Government of Mexico (Sedena)
Project Warranty: 50-Year Material Only Warranty
THE CHALLENGE
The Tren Maya Project (Mayan Train) consists of approximately 950-miles of new railroad being built along the coast and through the tropical rainforest of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. It is the country’s the largest infrastructure project, with an estimated cost of over $10 billion dollars. It’s configured in a large loop that connects all of the main cities and villages along the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula and includes 18 train stations being built along the route (including a station at the new international airport under construction in Tulum … where Alchemco’s Waterproofing System was selected as the roofing system of choice for concrete roof deck on Airport Terminal #1).
THE SOLUTION
After a series in-depth discussions with decision makers at the specifier, contractor, owner, and government levels; it was determined that Alchemco’s TechCrete 2500 Waterproofing System was the ‘best’ solution for the majority of this project (considering all of the factors involved in a multi-phase and multi-national project). The project was divided into several tranches, most of which were run by different specifiers, contractors, and owners (who were located on several continents). Because of that diversity & complexity, discussions had to be held with all parties involved, in order to be awarded supply contracts for the different tranches. This project was a truly international collaboration.
The TechCrete 2500 Waterproofing System not only met but exceeded the expectations of the parties involved in this monumental project. By providing the most cost-effective, long-term protection available; while also meeting the requirements of being environmentally friendly and easy-to-apply … Alchemco’s award-winning technology provided the government of Mexico with the absolute best solution possible (while saving them money and avoiding potential construction schedule delays). They were so happy with the performance of Alchemco’s products & customer service that they decided to also use TechCrete 2500 as the concrete roofing system for the 250,000 square foot Terminal Building at the new Tulum International Airport, which was simultaneously being built while our Technical Guys were still there supervising the installation of the Tren Maya Project.
THE RESULTS
The waterproofing of the new concrete railroad bridges on the Tren Maya Project went extremely well. Alchemco has provided consistent on-time deliveries of the products (even taking into account international border crossing delays), and Regional Field Managers from Alchemco’s Technical Department have supervised the daily application of our TechCrete 2500 Waterproofing System on the Tren Maya bridges as well as the Tulum Airport Terminal Roof as construction progressed.