Overview
- The 120-day Megabachetón program finished last week after fixing 186,000 potholes on 217 primary avenues, exceeding its 173,711-target.
- Sobse deployed 5,000 workers in 500 crews to resurface over 800,000 square meters using 150,000 tons of asphalt mixture.
- An around-the-clock emergency rainy-season response launched in June has repaired 2,000 additional potholes on main routes through real-time monitoring.
- Officials increased 2025 budgets for borough alcaldías to address past underfunding and are urging them to tackle potholes in secondary streets.
- City leaders warn that public confusion over primary versus secondary roads underscores the need for clearer maintenance responsibility across government levels.