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Presidential Designate Carlos Flores announced that 16 institutions, former Security Minister Julián Pacheco Tinoco, and media partners including Radio América have agreed to advance a road-safety project aimed at reducing traffic fatalities.

The head of the National Roads and Transport Directorate said a draft speed regulation setting a 60 km/h limit on secondary streets has been sent to the National Police for review, pending approval and significant investment to implement.

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.

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.

CAMO Foundation, a regional university center, and Hospital de Occidente launched a road-safety awareness campaign featuring a motorcycle-crash survivor's testimony to reduce traffic accidents and promote protective equipment use among riders.

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.