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UMAPS, which supplies Tegucigalpa, is monitoring reservoir levels at 28.6% and 26.2% capacity and may expand water rationing over the coming days depending on rainfall and how quickly reserves continue to drop.

Honduras has published an expropriation decree to acquire land for the Libramiento Sur, an 8.8-kilometer bypass south of Tegucigalpa; the Infrastructure Ministry will begin notifying owners, with $16 million allocated for compensation, aiming to complete the project by late 2027 or early 2028.

Honduras's National Road and Transport Authority will begin offering driver-license renewals on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its training center in Tegucigalpa, allowing working people to renew their permits without taking weekday time off.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 2 in parts of Tegucigalpa and surrounding areas for scheduled maintenance on a transmission transformer at the Amarateca substation.

The state utility ENEE announced an unscheduled power outage for Saturday, August 1, from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday in parts of Tegucigalpa's Central District, including the Altamira and Alameda neighborhoods, for emergency maintenance work.

Honduras's College of Civil Engineers confirmed that expanded polystyrene (durapax) placed in the Papa Francisco overpass in Tegucigalpa serves as temporary material in expansion joints—not part of the structure—and does not compromise safety, though the bridge remains closed pending full technical clearance.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity to multiple neighborhoods and institutions across Tegucigalpa on Sunday, July 12, from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for transmission-line construction work.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler said Tegucigalpa's Toncontín Airport needs urgent repairs to operate safely and did not rule out a temporary closure while authorities work with the concessionaire and civil aviation authorities to address deteriorating runway conditions highlighted by recent aircraft incidents.

Tegucigalpa's water authority warned that even at full capacity the capital has just eight days of reserves, with current daily supply at 60,000 cubic meters against a needed 250,000.

An aircraft's tire burst on May 29 at Tegucigalpa's Toncontín Airport due to deteriorated pavement, prompting aviation officials to call an emergency meeting to expedite comprehensive runway repairs and address safety risks across all aircraft types.