Following his election a few months ago, the current president-elect of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, announced that a referendum would be held to determine whether or not the government should proceed with the Foster + Partners and FR-EE's proposed 13 billion dollar project for the International Airport of the Mexico City.
Making good on his campaign promise, a public vote on the project's fate was held from 25-28 October, asking citizens to answer the following question: Given the saturation of the International Airport of Mexico City, which option do you think will be best for the country? The two options given to voters were:
- "Recondition the current airport in Mexico City, Toluca and build two runways at the Santa Lucia Air Base"
- "Continue with the construction of the new airport in Texcoco and cease operations of the current International Airport of Mexico City."