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Mexico City Counts 164 Sinkholes This Year With Zaragoza Repair Due Sunday

Officials stress these collapses require technical drainage repairs, not simple pothole patching.

Overview

  • Authorities reported 164 socavones in 2025, including 43 in the primary drainage network and 121 in the secondary network.
  • City data show more than 75% have been attended, with 24 of 43 primary sinkholes and 97 of 121 secondary cases already intervened.
  • Repairs on the Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza collapse are in their final stage with concrete box and piping installed, and completion is slated for Sunday.
  • Officials said remaining interventions in process are expected to conclude within roughly two weeks under the current work plan.
  • A 60-year-old woman who fell into a sinkhole in Gustavo A. Madero was discharged from an IMSS trauma hospital, with medical follow-up and government liability insurance activated; parallel night resurfacing has covered 110 km and 2,194 potholes on 11 main roads.