Road Maintenance

Business leaders in Atlántida are calling for urgent repairs to the CA-13 highway and other regional roads ahead of the Morazán holiday week, arguing that poor infrastructure undermines the area's appeal to tourists and that a promised tourism corridor project is needed to address decades of neglect.

The municipality of Lepaterique received heavy machinery that Mayor Henry Mejía says will save L10–20 million annually (about $400,000–$800,000) in road-repair expenses, freeing funds for education, health, and water infrastructure across its 130 communities.

Deteriorating streets and numerous potholes in central San Pedro Sula are damaging vehicles, creating traffic hazards, and generating sanitation problems as water pools in damaged areas, residents and merchants say.

The government contracted Prodecon to maintain 12.5 kilometers of road between San Jerónimo and La Libertad in Comayagua for L46 million (about $1.8 million), but residents and former officials report the work is superficial and deteriorates quickly.

Honduras spent more than 1.05 billion lempiras (about $42 million) on pothole repairs, pavement rehabilitation, and maintenance of 2,702 kilometers of roads under a one-year road emergency decree declared in February 2026, with ten contractors handling 56 projects nationwide.

A new batch of John Deere equipment — including backhoes, graders, tractors, and compactors — is set for distribution to all 298 municipalities within 20 days, intended to help local governments maintain secondary and tertiary road networks.

The Infrastructure Ministry is clearing vegetation along the road connecting Cane and El Bache in the La Paz–Intibucá corridor to improve visibility, road safety, and conditions for travelers on this key route.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Erhel announced that Honduras has received 148 heavy machines for distribution to municipalities to improve road maintenance and emergency response, with more equipment arriving over the next 10 months.

The government will begin delivering heavy machinery—part of a L3.5 billion (about $140 million) purchase—to all 298 municipalities in August to help local governments maintain rural roads and respond faster to weather-related emergencies.

The Infrastructure Ministry announced maintenance and paving projects in three sectors—Piligüin, Limones-La Tira, and Corralito—requiring over 100 million lempiras (about $4 million) and expected to improve connectivity and tourism in the region.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler announced arrival of 1,524 vehicles for the national road agency, aimed at accelerating highway maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction work across the country, with priority given to strategic corridors and deteriorated routes.

Honduras's infrastructure ministry is accepting bids for a L 1.2 billion (approximately $48 million) project to maintain over 3,100 kilometers of unpaved roads nationwide.