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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.

The national power utility ENEE will cut electricity to neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa and La Lima on August 24 for scheduled maintenance, affecting residents for up to seven hours.

The town of Lepaterique in Francisco Morazán has endured multiple power failures since August 3, with interruptions lasting 4 to 24 hours and recurring every few days, forcing small merchants to discard perishable goods and leaving residents without electricity for daily needs.

A 6.3-kilometer third lane will be added to the main road between Tegucigalpa and Santa Lucía in a L55 million (about $2.2 million USD) project aimed at easing traffic for roughly 40,000 daily commuters; work began August 8.

The alternate highway connecting Tegucigalpa to Santa Lucía has reached 32.9% completion, with 3.65 kilometers paved so far on a L272.6 million ($10.9 million) project launched in December 2024 that officials say will ease traffic for 60,000 residents and reduce congestion on the main tourist route.