The new Congress headquarters shows a 98% progress. The project had to be modified based on indications from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), raising its cost to 855 million pesos. During a tour with the media, the state governor, Sergio Céspedes Peregrina, announced that it will be inaugurated on November 18, with the aim of delivering his written report to the Legislative Power there.
He admitted that the final investment in the construction and equipping of the building was 855 million pesos, that is, 85 million pesos more than initially budgeted. The governor explained that the INAH changed some technical and aesthetic aspects to respect the harmony with the natural environment characteristic of the area of the Fuertes de Loreto and Guadalupe. In this regard, he justified that the initial project contemplated the construction of a vertical building, which required a deeper excavation and raised the initial cost.
"Between 6,000 and 8,000 plants in this part of the side wall and the roof, also so that it can carry down the Fuertes and from a perspective it can have a tendency and the slope of the hill of Los Fuertes de Loreto and Guadalupe, is part of what the INAH asks us," he detailed. Additionally, Céspedes Peregrina said he would seek to deliver his second and final government report and that the process of transferring the deputies could take place during the recess period, so that it is gradual.
In turn, Secretary Jesús Aquino Limón, Undersecretary of Infrastructure, explained that the new Legislative building is divided into three zones: the administrative building, the legislative area, and the Plenary. With a height of 13.50 meters, 29,000 square meters of construction, and more than 1,200 tons of steel executed, around 600 workers have been building the project for more than seven months.
The building design was led by architect Francisco Serrano. The building has three floors: administrative, legislative, and the Plenary; offices for each of the 41 deputies, commission rooms, and an auditorium for 200 people. It was inspired by the works of Mexican architect and civil engineer Francisco Serrano, combining an abstraction of Baroque Puebla, similarities with the Casa de los Muñecos, and a modern and functional style.
Additionally, a two-story parking lot with 240 spaces was built. It is important to note that the work is already 98% complete and involved an intervention; only details of cleaning, furniture, audio tests, and installations remain.
