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Lawmakers approved a L6.7 million (about $268,000) budget allocation for Hospital General San Felipe in Tegucigalpa to install vandal-resistant windows and upgrade electrical and air-conditioning systems.

A deputy has introduced a bill to allocate 6.7 million lempiras (about $270,000) to upgrade infrastructure at Tegucigalpa's Hospital San Felipe, including soundproof windows, electrical system modernization, and air-conditioning improvements.

Lawmakers approved 18 infrastructure projects for Tegucigalpa, Comayagüela, and surrounding municipalities, including road construction, water systems, markets, housing, and flood-control works, with contracts dating from 2023–2026.

The National Congress authorized three contracts to build and supervise water-supply infrastructure in Comayagüela (Tegucigalpa) and Apacilagua (Choluteca), with funding assured through 2026 and beyond.

Lawmakers approved five contracts totaling roughly 464 million lempiras (about $18.6 million) for road maintenance, slope stabilization, and drainage work in Tegucigalpa neighborhoods, aimed at improving mobility and managing stormwater runoff.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano is calling for a thorough investigation into a road accident in Villanueva that killed at least eight people and injured about a dozen, and urging authorities to enforce traffic laws strictly to prevent future crashes.