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JICA and the Tegucigalpa municipal authority will launch a technical cooperation project in January 2027, using Japanese experts to analyze traffic accidents, identify high-risk zones, and recommend infrastructure and prevention measures.

Tegucigalpa's municipal authority implemented a traffic-flow change at the Lomas del Guijarro roundabout on weekday mornings and afternoons to reduce congestion at peak hours and school traffic times.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government has banned left turns from El Manchén toward Casamata based on traffic studies showing the maneuver caused congestion and increased accident risk at the busy intersection.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government modified traffic flow at the busy Casamata and El Manchén intersection to reduce congestion, improve safety, and address conflict points identified in technical studies, with new signage and driver-education campaigns underway.

Weak enforcement at checkpoints allows overloaded and illegally modified heavy vehicles to operate without IHTT permits, despite rising death tolls from traffic accidents; the DNVT recorded 1,128 road deaths so far in 2026.

The Honduran Road Transport Institute (IHTT) has begun nationwide enforcement operations targeting heavy trucks, including mechanical inspections, cargo checks, and traffic-law compliance monitoring to reduce road accidents.

The Infrastructure Ministry installed protective mesh on a steep section of the CA-5 Sur highway in Francisco Morazán to prevent rockslides and reduce hazards for travelers and local residents.

The CA-5 Norte, a 158-kilometer highway built to international standards and connecting Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, records frequent accidents because drivers regularly exceed posted speed limits even in high-risk curves; experts say more than 100 deaths this year have occurred on the corridor alone.

The National Roads and Transport Authority director said Honduras is comprehensively reforming its traffic law to include new driver-licensing rules, speed regulations, and breathalyzer standards, while also training teachers nationwide on road safety education.

San Pedro Sula mayor Roberto Contreras said a protective barrier installed in the zone stopped a vehicle and protected a doctor inside during a recent accident, preventing more serious consequences.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government announced a plan to improve traffic order and reduce accidents on the congested eastern highway corridor, working with national transport authorities to overcome past obstacles from organized crime and street vendors.

The director of the National Roads and Transport Authority said Honduras is the only Central American country without speed-limit regulations, but officials are now working to establish them.