Cracks and Shoddy Materials Mar Papa Francisco Bridge

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 14, 2026 · Originally reported July 14, 2026 by HCH

The unfinished Papa Francisco overpass in Tegucigalpa, left incomplete by the previous administration, has cracked walls that expose deteriorated durapack (expansion-joint material) mixed into the concrete, raising concerns about its durability.

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

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