Quer�taro is the crossroads of Mexico. Federal Highway 57, which runs from Mexico City to Piedras Negras, crosses Quer�taro. Federal Highway 45 leaves Quer�taro westbound, towards Guanajuato. The part of Federal Highway 57 that crosses the city is called Blvd. Bernardo Quintana, and this is the main road of the city, stretching from its southernmost part near City Hall, to the new industrial areas northwest of downtown. Federal Highway 45 crosses the city, south of downtown. Cinco de Febrero Ave joins them in a north-south route. The three of them form a sort of ring road around downtown. The railway line that connects Mexico City with western Mexico bisects the city.
The Libramiento Sur-Poniente is a new ring road under construction, though parts of it already exist. When completed, it will join Bernardo Quintana on its southeastern part, go around the city in its southwestern and western parts, and reach the northern suburb of Santa Rosa Jauregui. Currently, there is work in progress that aims to extend Bernardo Quintana on its northwestern end to this ring road.
Another freeway is under construction named after missionary Jun�pero Serra who founded the Missions of the Sierra Gorda, this road will create another ring road. It will go from northeast Quer�taro around the old airport, reach the northern suburb of Juriquilla and go southwards down to the Libramiento Sur-Poniente.
Quer�taro's public transportion consists of private owned bus companies that pick up and drop off over a specific route. These cover 123 authorized routes all neighborhoods of the city. There are also conventional taxis.
The Quer�taro International Airport began operations in 2004, replacing the old Fernando Espinosa Gutierrez Airport in the city. The airport handles passengers and freight of both transport and private airplanes. Plans to convert the old airport into an international one began in 1999, after studies indicated the need for such. Construction of
