Speeding Plagues Honduras's Best Highway Despite Safety Signs

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 20, 2026 · Originally reported June 20, 2026 by Once Noticias

The CA-5 Norte, a 158-kilometer highway built to international standards linking Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, sees frequent crashes because drivers routinely exceed the posted limits even on dangerous curves; experts say the corridor alone has accounted for more than 100 deaths this year.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Once Noticias, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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