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The Tegucigalpa municipal government and the Infrastructure and Transportation Ministry have announced a joint project to restore the historic National Post Office building, preserving its heritage value and returning the landmark to public use.

Work to rebuild the Juan Manuel Gálvez bridge on the Valle de Ángeles exit, which collapsed 18 months ago, is progressing and should reopen in 60 days, with a L14 million (about $560,000) investment also funding a third lane and an overpass to ease traffic in the capital.

The Infrastructure Ministry is renewing 5.5 km (3.4 miles) of road connecting Lomas de Toncontín with Villeda Morales colony with new asphalt and improved drainage, a project officials say will benefit over 30,000 residents and create jobs.

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.

The Public Ministry is investigating the construction of public hospitals in Ocotepeque, Santa Bárbara, and Olancho departments, conducting raids at the Infrastructure Ministry to collect administrative, technical, and financial documents related to the projects.

Infrastructure crews built over 1 kilometer of stone barriers along the Ulúa River in El Progreso, Yoro, to prevent erosion and protect riverbanks serving roughly 1,700 residents in three nearby communities.

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.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler announced that reconstruction of the Germania Bridge and widening to three lanes on the southern highway exit will be completed by September.

Construction of 1,000 meters of concrete road is progressing in the community of 6 de Mayo, Macuelizo, in Santa Bárbara, aimed at improving mobility and addressing traffic congestion in a high-traffic area.

Construction continues on the third section of the Germanía Bridge in southern Tegucigalpa, with crews placing the fourth column and pouring the seventh of fourteen planned deck slabs to improve access to the area.

Honduras's Infrastructure Secretariat is reconstructing 860 meters of embankment along the Canal Marimba in San Manuel, Cortés, to protect the community and local agricultural production from seasonal flooding.

Crews started clearing and laying out a new bypass road in the Los Cármenes sector that officials say will link San Pedro Sula and Choloma, reducing traffic, improving safety, and spurring development.