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The fourth Infrastructure Forum 2026 will convene government officials, experts, and private-sector representatives in San Pedro Sula on November 5 to discuss priority projects in the Sula Valley—including roads, flood control, water treatment, and port logistics—and explore financing mechanisms.

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.

Recent flooding in San Pedro Sula has devastated homes and businesses and reignited calls from civil engineers for a comprehensive stormwater drainage system to prevent future disasters in the city.

Several vehicles were damaged and trapped in open trenches on the Los Próceres boulevard in San Pedro Sula during heavy rain, with drivers saying a lack of warning signs made the excavation for a wastewater-collection project invisible.

Transport operators in San Pedro Sula must complete free physical and mechanical inspections by October 2 to obtain permits for passenger excursions during the Morazán holiday, with drivers facing fines starting at L2,000 (about $80) for missing safety equipment like fire extinguishers or spare tires.

The national power utility has scheduled two separate power outages in San Pedro Sula on Monday, September 28, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Condominios Hábitat and from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Bermejo Substation area for circuit maintenance and equipment installation.

The national power company ENEE will cut electricity to a residential circuit in San Pedro Sula's Bellavista neighborhood on Monday, September 21, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. for scheduled line maintenance.

The Infrastructure Ministry plans L4–5 billion in projects for San Pedro Sula, starting with the El Barón bridge (bidding next week) and the Las Brisas bridge, plus road extensions and riverbank work, in coordination with the city government.

San Pedro Sula has struggled with uncollected trash accumulating in streets, markets, and waterways since April, with the city's waste contractor Sulambiente covering only 80% of collection routes despite municipal fines and citizen complaints about health and drainage risks.

President Nasry Asfura announced plans to expand and modernize Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport and carry out major river-dredging and levee work to reduce flooding in San Pedro Sula.

ENEE will cut power to neighborhoods in San Pedro Sula from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September 6 to install measurement equipment on a dual-circuit transmission line.

Widespread blackouts struck San Pedro Sula and the northern region on August 31 as the national grid operator activated emergency load-shedding measures due to thermal power plant failures and forced maintenance, leaving 13 circuits affected.

The national power utility has scheduled an 8-hour power outage on August 30 in San Pedro Sula neighborhoods and industrial zones for maintenance work on two circuits at the Calpules substation.

Construction on the El Carmen interchange—a tunnel-and-relief-channel project designed to ease traffic congestion in San Pedro Sula—has stalled because municipal and infrastructure officials have not cleared the right-of-way or relocated about 130 families living in the project zone.

Several San Pedro Sula neighborhoods will lose power on August 17 from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in a scheduled six-hour outage.

ENEE will cut electricity to sectors of San Pedro Sula from 9 a.m. to noon and to much of Choluteca from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 16 for scheduled network maintenance.

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.

A L29 million (about $1.16 million) road-improvement project at the Los Cármenes intersection in San Pedro Sula — covering paving, a roundabout, signage, curbs, and retaining walls — is causing severe traffic congestion and will continue for at least two months, municipal officials say.

Congress approved a decree allocating 2027 budget funds to pave a one-kilometer concrete road connecting the El Zapotal and Ciudad Jaraguá boulevards in San Pedro Sula, with complementary infrastructure to ensure durability and safety.

San Pedro Sula has no operational wastewater treatment plants despite rapid urban growth, and with the water utility's concession ending in 2030, the construction industry is urging the municipality to secure and develop treatment sites before it is too late.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity in several neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula on Monday, July 27, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. for scheduled grid maintenance.

Minibuses in San Pedro Sula are parking illegally and picking up passengers outside authorized stops, accounting for about half of the city's 100–120 daily traffic violations and creating congestion and pedestrian hazards; authorities say limited staff struggle to monitor the city's 2,000 bus stops.

The state electric utility ENEE will cut power to dozens of neighborhoods and commercial zones in San Pedro Sula on Sunday, July 26, starting at 8:30 a.m., for scheduled maintenance and operational testing on the grid.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity for eight hours on Saturday, July 25, in multiple neighborhoods and commercial areas of San Pedro Sula for grid maintenance work.

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 from Miami landed at San Pedro Sula's Ramón Villeda Morales Airport on July 20 with visible denting on its nose cone, and its return flight was cancelled; a bird strike during approach has been suggested by unofficial sources but has not been confirmed by the airline or any Honduran authority.

Merchants and residents report that raw sewage overflow, crumbling streets, and years of neglect in a busy commercial sector of San Pedro Sula are driving away customers, damaging vehicles, and creating public-health hazards.

Construction has begun on a L33.4 million (about $1.3 million) tunnel under the Rio Blanco bridge, part of San Pedro Sula's plan to ease daily congestion for more than 18,000 drivers on the Armenta corridor.

Construction of a tunnel at Río Blanco in San Pedro Sula began Wednesday and is expected to take six months, affecting a corridor that serves over 20,000 families and about 18,000 daily vehicles; authorities recommend using four alternate routes to reduce traffic delays.

Honduras's fire service will build new stations in Olancho and El Paraíso departments and hire 35–40 firefighters in San Pedro Sula, where some stations operate with only two or three personnel, as part of a nationwide expansion to extend coverage and strengthen emergency response.

ENEE has scheduled maintenance-related power cuts in San Pedro Sula on Friday, July 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., affecting residential neighborhoods, businesses, schools, and institutions across two service areas.