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The Tegucigalpa-Comayagüela municipal government is planning a smart traffic-signal system that will integrate 90–120 intersections into a central control hub in its first phase to improve vehicle flow and road safety.

Tegucigalpa loses 40–45% of its water supply to deteriorating pipes as the capital's 35-year-old system struggles to serve two million people; the municipality is pursuing $155 million in repairs and a new dam expected to open in early 2028.

The District Central Municipality is planning to integrate 90 to 120 intersections in Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela into a centralized control center to coordinate traffic flow and improve road safety.

Tegucigalpa's water authority reported that aging, broken pipes lose between 40 and 45 percent of the capital's water supply daily, leaving residents with only 90,000 of the 250,000 cubic meters needed, and warned that the two main reservoirs may reach critical levels by August or September without adequate rainfall.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government has stepped up pothole-filling and road resurfacing across the capital, including major thoroughfares and neighborhoods like Corralitos and Luis Landa, as part of ongoing street maintenance.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government found that terrain modifications over years, absent stabilization work, poor drainage, and water infiltration caused a June 23 rockslide in La Cañada that killed three people and destroyed two warehouses.

City authorities and disaster officials launched a technical investigation into a hillside collapse on the Tegucigalpa ring road that killed three workers and damaged warehouses, aiming to determine the cause and prevent similar disasters.

Nearly four years after a September 2022 landslide destroyed the La Guillén neighborhood in Tegucigalpa, dozens of families remain without permanent housing as a planned replacement complex (Villa Solidaridad) has advanced only 23% toward completion with L32.8 million of a projected L117–140 million budget spent.

Tegucigalpa Mayor Juan Diego Zelaya says the expansion of Puente Germania will be completed in early October, according to municipal authorities.

A geologist is investigating the possible cause of a warehouse collapse on Tegucigalpa's peripheral ring road, while the municipal authority prepares its own technical report on the incident.

The capital's municipal government has started rehabilitating the nine-kilometer road to El Hatillo using hot-asphalt recycling technology, a 90-million-lempira project expected to take 30 to 60 days and improve safety and connectivity for thousands of daily users.

The Central District mayor announced an interinstitutional cooperation agreement to fund restoration of Tegucigalpa's emblematic cultural sites, including the Old Central Penitentiary and National Art Gallery, with Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler noting L12 million (about $480,000) needed for the gallery alone.

The National Agrarian Institute and the Central District Municipality have signed an agreement to distribute property titles to residents of villages near Tegucigalpa.

Lawmakers approved five contracts totaling roughly 464 million lempiras (about $18.6 million) for road maintenance, slope stabilization, and drainage work in Tegucigalpa neighborhoods, aimed at improving mobility and managing stormwater runoff.

La Reforma Street in Tegucigalpa's El Manchén neighborhood is 90% complete in repairs following a sinkhole near San Pablo Market, with authorities saying the work will soon restore traffic flow and safety on this key alternate route in the capital.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government and water department delivered more than 20,000 gallons of potable water to residents of Las Ayestas and El Bosque neighborhoods facing temporary shortages.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government announced a plan to improve traffic order and reduce accidents on the congested eastern highway corridor, working with national transport authorities to overcome past obstacles from organized crime and street vendors.

The capital's municipal government and the Women's Ministry are building a 30-million-lempira refuge in Cerro Grande to house and provide medical, psychological, and legal services to women and children fleeing domestic violence, with construction over 50% complete.