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The San José Dam, Tegucigalpa's first major water-infrastructure project in three decades, has resumed work after a 17-month halt and is now 46% complete; city officials plan to finish by 2028 to help ease chronic water shortages in the capital.

Honduras is executing a $624 million modernization of Puerto Cortés, expanding docks 4 and 5, adding container cranes, and acquiring specialized equipment to boost capacity and efficiency at the country's main Caribbean logistics hub.

Tegucigalpa's municipal water authority says thousands of households will continue receiving water only once per week as reservoir levels remain near 40% capacity and fall further due to lack of rain, with officials warning rationing may worsen if precipitation does not return soon.

Honduras is investing in new highway access and X-ray scanning equipment at Puerto Cortés to speed cargo handling, reduce truck wait times, and strengthen the port's competitiveness amid regional competition.

The government is pursuing an electrical-system reform that would restructure the national utility company (ENEE) into separate generation, transmission, and distribution units to reduce annual losses exceeding 16 billion lempiras and free resources for health, education, and infrastructure.