Mexican Federal Highway 140D

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Federal Highway 140D
Carretera Federal 140D
Autopista Amozoc-Perote, Libramiento de Perote, Autopista Perote-Banderilla, Libramiento de Xalapa, Libramiento de Plan del Río
Route information
Length 195 km [1] [2] (121 mi)
Major junctions
West endCarretera federal 150D.svg Fed. 150D at Puebla City
 Carretera federal 136.svg Fed. 136 at Zitlaltepec, Tlaxcala
Carretera federal 129.svg Fed. 129 near Libres, Puebla
Carretera federal 129D.svg Fed. 129D near Libres, Puebla
Carretera federal 140.svg Fed. 140 east of Xalapa, Veracruz (partial overlap)
East endCarretera federal 140.svg Fed. 140 east of Plan del Río, Veracruz
Highway system
Mexican Federal Highways
List   Autopistas

Federal Highway 140D (La Carretera Federal 14d) is a toll (quota) part of the federal highways corridors (los corredores carreteros federales) that connects Puebla City to Xalapa.

Toll road roadway for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage

A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road for which a fee is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented to help recoup the cost of road construction and maintenance.

Xalapa Municipality and City in Veracruz, Mexico

Xalapa is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of 413,136. The municipality has an area of 118.45 km². Xalapa lies near the geographic center of the state and is the second-largest city in the state after the city of Veracruz to the southeast.

Route description

Fed. 140D begins east of Puebla City near Amozoc de Mota and proceeds northeast through Puebla and Tlaxcala, with notable interchanges at Zitlaltepec, Cuapixtla and Libres; this segment was built by OHL[ clarification needed ] and costs 127 pesos to travel in its entirety. [3] It enters Veracruz near Perote, after which maintenance is taken over by Copexa. Copexa charges a toll of 139 pesos per car for the segment between Perote and Banderilla, [4] which passes through Las Vigas de Ramírez, and another 139 pesos for the following segment, the Libramiento de Xalapa, which bypasses the city altogether. For a short portion east of Xalapa, Fed. 140D and Fed. 140 share the same routing, though Fed. 140D returns to bypass Plan del Río, a tolled 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) segment that charges users 40 pesos [5] and is operated by Concesiones y Promociones Malibrán, S.A. de C.V.

Amozoc de Mota Municipality and town in Puebla, Mexico

Amozoc de Mota is a city located in Puebla, Mexico. Its borders are in the north, the Malintzin volcano; in the south, the "Sierra de Amozoc"; in the west, the Acajete municipal seat; and in the west, the capital of the State Puebla city. Amozoc city is the seventh largest in the State, of Puebla, with a 2005 census population of 60,517 inhabitants.

Mexican peso currency of Mexico

The Mexican peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 10th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded currency from America, and the most traded currency from Latin America.

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