Nuevo León will add two fixed air-quality monitoring stations, one in the southern Monterrey metropolitan corridor and another in Valle de las Salinas, according to the state Environment Secretariat and local reporting.
The expansion is designed to follow air conditions in areas where population and industrial activity are growing. The southern station is still being placed within the Carretera Nacional–Santiago area; the second will serve Salinas, Ciénega, Zuazua and El Carmen.
From 15 fixed stations to 17
The two installations will take the fixed network from 15 to 17 stations. With two existing mobile stations, the system is expected to reach 19 monitoring points. The state says the network was updated and calibrated with specialized equipment and will track six pollutants defined in federal standards, including PM2.5.
A $20M network upgrade
The state allocated 20 million pesos to the renewed monitoring network, officials said. The system is intended to give residents real-time access to air-quality readings while extending coverage to the metro's southern edge and the Valle de las Salinas growth corridor.
- New infrastructure: two fixed air-monitoring stations
- Southern coverage: Carretera Nacional–Santiago area under consideration
- Peripheral coverage: Valle de las Salinas, including Salinas, Ciénega, Zuazua and El Carmen
- Fixed network: 15 stations today, 17 after the expansion
- Total network: 19 points with two mobile stations
- Reported allocation: 20 million pesos for the renewed network