Construction of an additional freight railway linking the Sonoran town of Imurís to the border city of Nogales is already underway in northwestern Mexico by the Army, despite no public information about its environmental licensing.
SONORA, Mexico — A vital oasis in Mexico’s arid northwest, the Cocóspera River brings to life a ribbon of mossy green forest in the heart of the Sonoran Desert. Further down, it feeds into rust-colored cliffs dotted with saguaro cacti, filling a reservoir at the Comaquito Dam. From there, it flows toward the town of Imurís, then travels southwest through a series of canals, carrying a vital water supply of water to the tens of thousands of people living downstream.
Government representatives promised Kempton Torres that if tracks are built, the damage will be remediated. But he’s skeptical: he was told the same before two natural gas lines were built across his property. “They cut down all the trees and everything in their path,” he says. To this day, the right of way over the gas lines is barren.
“We have been working on this project for some time now. We started near Nogales, but we weren’t sure we could finish in the time we’ve got, which led us to seek lines along the same route that guarantee the best economic and scheduling outcomes,” Casanova said. “We’re told ‘do this,’ and it has to be done.”Following that meeting, Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño, a member of the ruling Morena Party, said the map showing the first line was.
The Imurís locals say they think the track construction began in Miguel Hidalgo, as the town made up of sparsely populated ranches would be the least likely to oppose the tracks. No tracks have been laid yet; the most advanced works include several kilometers of raised roadbeds, which stretch south toward Imurís. Further ahead, specialized machinery is drilling foundations for what are likely to be bridges across rivers and streams that flow just a few months a year.
Wetlands on the ranch mean water flows downstream year-round through the Cocóspera River, providing habitat for protected and threatened species including ocelots and jaguars, rattlesnakes, alligator lizards, tortoises, endemic fish, and hawks, mallards, eagles and more.
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