Road Paving

The Infrastructure Ministry held a public bid opening for paving and supervision of Route 43 in Yoro, a project officials say will improve goods transport and cut shipping costs for local producers in Yorito, Sulaco, Victoria, and Yoro.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler announced plans to repave 2.5 kilometers in Dulce Nombre de Culmí (over 40 million lempiras) and improve 118 kilometers of roads across Olancho to boost regional connectivity and economic growth.

Honduras's infrastructure ministry announced paving of a nearly five-kilometer stretch between Tencoa and El Jilote in Santa Bárbara department.

A new 1-kilometer paved road between Jutiapa and Balfate in Atlántida department is now complete, officials say it will serve more than 38,000 people and spur development in the region.

Members of Congress from La Paz are pushing a decree to spend 19.5 million lempiras (about $780,000) paving a 3-kilometer access road to San Pedro de Tutule, a major coffee-producing municipality whose current connections flood during the rainy season.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler met with representatives from 16 communities to coordinate a 100-million-lempira (about $4 million) project for paving and road maintenance in La Tigra to improve connectivity and development.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler inspected progress on a double surface-treatment paving project on the Tegucigalpa–Santa Lucía expressway, intended to improve connectivity in the eastern zone.