▁ 6 8 ▁t unn els ▁and ▁ 1 1 5 ▁brid ges — including ▁the ▁Bal u arte ▁Bridge , ▁then ▁the ▁tall est ▁cable - st ay ed ▁bridge ▁in ▁the ▁world — which ▁accounts ▁for ▁ 7 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁road ' s ▁distance . ▁Additionally , ▁land ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁acquired ▁from ▁local ▁ej id at arios , ▁who ▁compla ined ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁being ▁paid ▁too ▁little ▁for ▁their ▁land . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁highway ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁En rique ▁Pe ña ▁N iet o ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁bringing ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁twelve ▁years ▁of ▁construction ▁at ▁a ▁project ▁cost ▁that ▁grew ▁ 1 9 5 ▁percent . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁Cam inos ▁y ▁Pu entes ▁Feder ales ▁( C AP U FE ), ▁an ▁ag ency ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁took ▁over ▁maintenance ▁and ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁" super high way " ▁( super car re tera ). ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁road ' s ▁completion , ▁several ▁issues ▁have ▁pl ag ued ▁the ▁highway . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁C AP U FE ▁closed ▁the ▁P án u co ▁T unnel ▁at ▁kilometer ▁ 1 8 5 , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁col laps ing . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁Cos com ate ▁to ll ▁pla za ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁for ▁ 1 4 1 ▁days , ▁causing ▁the ▁loss