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The Infrastructure and Transportation Ministry has opened competitive bidding for the expansion of the Helena Kulman Boulevard in El Progreso from the Obelisk to the Baprosa sector, with bids due August 3, financed entirely by national funds.

Entrepreneurs from El Progreso, Tela, and La Ceiba are demanding urgent construction of the CA-13 Tourism Corridor's four-lane La Barca–El Progreso segment, a long-delayed project they say is vital to regional commerce, logistics, and tourism.

The city council of El Progreso revoked a municipal vehicle-tax increase that sparked protests and roadblocks, and ruled that residents who already paid will receive a credit toward other municipal fees.

Business leaders in El Progreso say a municipal increase in the vehicle tax was imposed without consultation and is disproportionate, raising concerns about how it will affect local commerce.

A former councilman in El Progreso disputed the municipal road-tax increase, saying it was never formally approved by the municipal council and asserting that the recent increase is tied to a 2026 congressional decree financing a commercial district expansion.

A woman identified as Saida was discovered dead on June 27 in the municipal cemetery of El Progreso, Yoro; authorities are investigating the circumstances, and an autopsy will determine the cause of death.

Police arrested a 31-year-old man accused of distributing cocaine for MS-13 in the El Progreso municipality of Yoro, seizing 16 packets of white powder and 400 lempiras during the operation.