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Planned 54-Hour Water Shutdown to Hit 691 Neighborhoods in Tijuana and Rosarito at Midnight Thursday

The final Florido–Aguaje interconnection is designed to secure up to 25 years of more reliable service.

Overview

  • State utility CESPT will halt flow at 00:00 on Thursday for 54 hours of technical work, followed by about 36 hours for network recovery with supply returning gradually from Saturday.
  • The project replaces 250 meters of 54‑inch pipeline installed in 1982 at a site where a sinkhole was recorded.
  • Officials report the works began in November, are roughly 90% complete, and carry an investment of about 50 million pesos.
  • The interruption covers 691 colonias—616 in Tijuana and 75 in Playas de Rosarito—with an estimated 1.3 million residents expected to benefit once upgrades are finished.
  • Residents are stocking water and authorities urge conservation, with many families storing about three days’ supply and guidance pegging essentials at roughly 20 liters per person per day.