Honduras Infrastructure News

A road-paving project to Lepaterique in Francisco Morazán, contracted for 65.5 million lempiras (about $2.6 million) to improve connectivity to the capital, has sat idle for 67 days with only two of five planned kilometers completed since work began in May 2026.

The 130-meter pedestrian bridge over Bulevar Suyapa in Tegucigalpa has reached a key construction phase with the arrival of protective casing at the site; the bridge will connect Bulevar Juan Pablo II at the Government Civic Center to Bulevar Suyapa.

Decree 250-2026, published in the official gazette on October 16, entered into force authorizing the Finance Ministry to allocate up to 11 million lempiras (about $440,000) to subsidize electricity rates for residents of Utila, Bay Islands, through local utility UPCO.

A utility pole carrying high-voltage lines snapped and fell on Monday morning in Tegucigalpa's peripheral ring near Zarahemla neighborhood, leaving about five nearby residential areas and businesses without power.

Work crews cleared landslides that blocked the CA-6 highway toward eastern Honduras between kilometers 9 and 14 after heavy rains caused debris to fall overnight.

Infrastructure crews cleared landslides that blocked the CA-6 highway between kilometers 9 and 14 early today, reopening the road to the country's eastern region after heavy rains triggered earth slides along the roadside.

A year after a landslide destroyed a bridge box serving four neighborhoods south of Tegucigalpa, the city has completed only the first phase—a temporary dual 72-inch pipe installation—while residents await paving and drainage work to restore full access.

The state utility ENEE will cut power to parts of Tegucigalpa, Comayagüela, and areas in Choluteca and El Paraíso on October 19 for scheduled substation maintenance and circuit equipment upgrades.

Tegucigalpa's municipal water authority (UMAPS) released a distribution schedule for Sunday, October 18, with different neighborhoods receiving service during morning, afternoon, and evening hours.

The national power utility ENEE announced scheduled outages on October 18 in three coastal regions for up to 8 hours to carry out grid maintenance, tree trimming, and replacement of corroded insulators.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government announced a temporary closure of a section of El Dorado Avenue at its intersection with Fuerzas Armadas Boulevard, affecting traffic in the capital.

Honduras's transportation ministry is bidding public contracts to pave 29 km of Route RN-119 between Guayambre Bridge and Palestina, and to upgrade 6 km with concrete between Patuca and Nueva Choluteca, aiming to improve mobility and commerce in the agricultural and ranching zones of Olancho.

A 20-lempira (about $0.80) increase on public-transport fares between San Francisco, Lempira, and La Esperanza, Intibucá, has angered commuters who question whether the Honduran Land Transport Institute approved the rise and what justifies the cost hike.

Paving of PO-35, Roatan's main 54-kilometer road, is nearly complete with about 2.1 kilometers left; Roatan Municipality has uniquely self-funded the national road project using local tax revenue.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity to multiple neighborhoods and commercial zones in San Pedro Sula on October 17 for scheduled maintenance, with outages lasting between four and six hours.

Tegucigalpa's municipal water utility announced supply schedules through October 31, with most neighborhoods receiving service every three to seven days depending on availability from four major systems; actual arrival times may vary by location.

A rockslide near Tutule has closed both lanes of the highway between La Paz and Marcala, with water running through the affected area and no timeline yet for reopening.

The second phase of a road-paving project in Punta Caliente, Santos Guardiola municipality in the Bay Islands, has resumed work on the route to Pandy Town and Fiddlers Bight, part of local infrastructure improvements.

The state utility ENEE will cut power in parts of Colón, Lepaterique, and the capital district on October 16 for scheduled maintenance, affecting customers for roughly 8 hours during the morning and early afternoon.

The municipal government of Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela launched a WhatsApp channel for residents to report vehicles left abandoned on streets and sidewalks, with owners facing fines up to L4,000 (about $160) plus L100 (about $4) daily storage fees.

Fourteen of Honduras's twenty electrical circuits with the highest losses are concentrated in the Sula Valley, together accounting for 2.09 billion lempiras in the first half of 2026, a problem experts say must be tackled as a priority to stabilize the national power system.

The National Congress unanimously approved spending more than 3.1 billion lempiras (about $124 million USD) on 23 road projects—including paved stretches, bridges, and culverts—across El Paraíso and connecting routes to neighboring departments, to be completed by 2028.

Construction of footpaths is advancing in the Cerro Grande settlement (Sector 3), with the municipal government providing materials and residents contributing labor to improve local access.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler convened talks between the transportation authority, the land-transport institute, and taxi representatives to resolve fare disputes before drivers carry out a threatened shutdown next week that would disrupt commuters.

Santiago Herrera of COHEP, Honduras's business federation, says recurring storms and floods divert billions in public funds meant for development; he is calling for infrastructure designed to withstand climate risks, especially in the productive Sula Valley.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler confirmed no tolls will be charged on the Tourist Corridor (El Progreso to Trujillo) or the Dry Corridor, with a 10-kilometer stretch of the Tourist route breaking ground in late 2026.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler called urgent talks with the taxi sector and transport regulator IHTT after drivers threatened a strike next week over fuel-linked fare disputes, as the government holds CA-5 highway toll rates flat and absorbs a 256-million-lempira deficit.

ENEE is scheduling power cuts from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00–5:30 p.m. on October 15 in Olancho and Colón departments for routine maintenance work affecting dozens of villages and neighborhoods.

The Municipal Water and Sanitation Unit (UMAPS) published neighborhood water-supply schedules for Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela on October 15, with service times varying by sector and area.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler proposed a pilot program to convert 400 taxis in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and La Ceiba to natural gas, aiming to cut fuel costs amid rising global fuel prices and threats of service strikes by transport operators.