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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.

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.

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 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.

Congress approved a reform allowing Choluteca's municipal government to borrow up to 600 million lempiras (about $24 million) from national or international banks to restructure debt and fund infrastructure projects including road paving, sewage systems, and equipment purchases.

Infrastructure officials and local leaders kicked off construction on about 18 kilometers of new paving toward Salamá in northern Olancho, with a companion 18.3-kilometer Limones–Puente Quebrada Ulúa segment also breaking ground the same day.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler inspected ongoing paving and modernization work on multiple roads in Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela, including a southern bypass designed to reduce congestion and keep heavy traffic out of the city center.

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.

The Infrastructure Ministry will upgrade 16.15 kilometers of Route N-83 between La ENA and El Aguacate in Olancho with asphalt paving, road widening, drainage culverts, and ditch lining, benefiting more than 170,000 residents.

The Infrastructure Ministry held a public bid opening for paving and supervision of Route 43 in Yoro, a project officials say will improve goods transport and cut shipping costs for local producers in Yorito, Sulaco, Victoria, and Yoro.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler announced plans to repave 2.5 kilometers in Dulce Nombre de Culmí (over 40 million lempiras) and improve 118 kilometers of roads across Olancho to boost regional connectivity and economic growth.

Honduras's infrastructure ministry announced paving of a nearly five-kilometer stretch between Tencoa and El Jilote in Santa Bárbara department.

A new 1-kilometer paved road between Jutiapa and Balfate in Atlántida department is now complete, officials say it will serve more than 38,000 people and spur development in the region.

Members of Congress from La Paz are pushing a decree to spend 19.5 million lempiras (about $780,000) paving a 3-kilometer access road to San Pedro de Tutule, a major coffee-producing municipality whose current connections flood during the rainy season.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler met with representatives from 16 communities to coordinate a 100-million-lempira (about $4 million) project for paving and road maintenance in La Tigra to improve connectivity and development.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler inspected progress on a double surface-treatment paving project on the Tegucigalpa–Santa Lucía expressway, intended to improve connectivity in the eastern zone.