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Mexico City’s Megabachetón Surpasses 186,000 Pothole Repairs and Concludes Primary Road Campaign

City leaders are calling on borough alcaldías to invest their increased budgets in secondary streets following the completion of primary road repairs

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.