Federal Highway 95D | |
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Carretera Federal 95D | |
Autopista México–Cuernavaca Autopista del Sol |
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Route information | |
Maintained by Caminos y Puentes Federales (except Maxitúnel) Empresas ICA (Maxitúnel) |
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Autopista México-Cuernavaca | |
Length: | 80.26 km (49.87 mi) |
North end: | Fed. 95 and Viaducto Tlalpan in Mexico City |
South end: | Cuernavaca, Morelos |
Autopista del Sol | |
Length: | 271.5 km (168.7 mi) |
North end: | Cuernavaca, Morelos |
South end: | Fed. 95 in Acapulco, Guerrero |
Maxitúnel Interurbano Acapulco | |
Length: | 2.953 km (1.835 mi) |
North end: | Fed. 95 / Fed. 200 in Acapulco, Guerrero |
South end: | Fed. 200 in Acapulco, Guerrero |
Highway system | |
Mexican Federal Highways List • Autopistas |
Mexican Federal Highway 95D is a toll highway connecting Mexico City to Acapulco in the state of Guerrero. Highway 95D is among the most important toll roads in the country, serving as a backbone for traffic out of Mexico City toward the state of Morelos and tourist destinations in Guerrero.
Three segments, from north to south, comprise Mexican Federal Highway 95: the segment between Mexico City and Cuernavaca, the segment from Cuernavaca to Acapulco (commonly known as the Autopista del Sol or Sun Highway), and the Maxitúnel Interurbano Acapulco, separated from the other two segments and offering a bypass under local traffic in Acapulco.
The first and oldest segment of Highway 95D is that running between Mexico City and Cuernavaca, which was the second toll road in the country. The original construction of the highway was performed by Compañía Constructora del Sur, S.A. de C.V., a state-controlled predecessor to Caminos y Puentes Federales, the government agency that maintains the México–Cuernavaca highway as well as the Autopista del Sol and other toll roads and bridges in Mexico.
Users have the option of entering Highway 95D from its Mexico City terminus two ways. The first is by entering from the intersection of Viaducto Tlalpan and Avenida Insurgentes, the latter of which carries Mexican Federal Highway 95. The other is by taking the 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) Second Story Interconnection (Interconexión Segundo Piso), which is a direct flyover from the Autopista Urbana Sur following Viaducto Tlalpan and the Highway 95D route as it hugs the side of the Heroico Colegio Militar. Users of both options pay a 74-peso toll for the Tlalpan toll booth, which is designated toll booth number one by Caminos y Puentes Federales and was expanded in 2016 to add seven additional toll lanes; the interconnection costs an additional 19 pesos, four for the segment operated by the government of Mexico City and another 15 for the federal segment. After the toll booth, the interconnection ends and users merge into the mainline of the highway heading south.