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Ecatepec Reports 1,000+ Works and Gains in Water, Security as It Targets 2,000 in 2026

Officials credit coordinated policing alongside a larger works budget for the early gains reported.

Overview

  • Mayor Azucena Cisneros said the municipality executed more than one thousand public works this year funded with 721 million pesos.
  • Authorities reported expanding potable water access to over 300,000 families with a 40% supply increase, more than 4,000 leaks repaired, 29 wells reactivated and over 100 clandestine intakes recovered.
  • The administration said high‑impact crimes fell by 50% and intentional homicides by 37% through joint operations with the National Guard, the Navy and municipal police.
  • Officials reported paving more than 444 kilometers of roads and announced a coordinated repaving of the R1 corridor with Texcoco.
  • Cisneros announced a goal of 2,000 public works in 2026 and said the city ended machinery rentals by purchasing equipment, patrols, radios and tools worth more than 281 million pesos.