Cancún Installs More Than 100 Traffic Signs Across the City

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Cancún will keep installing traffic signs at locations across the city as part of a program to address residents’ requests and improve road safety, officials said.

Héctor Sánchez, director of the Municipal Institute for Urban Development Planning (Implan), said crews placed signage in the north, center, south, west and east of the city last week in coordination with the Directorate of Transportation and Traffic.

The requests came through Chatkun, the city’s digital reporting channel, as well as peace committees, resident comments and social media, he said.

Sánchez said officials review each request to determine whether it is feasible before forwarding it to the Transportation and Traffic Directorate, which carries out the installation.

He said the goal is to improve road safety and infrastructure following a recent spate of traffic incidents in the city.

Street Name Signs Still Pending

On street naming, Sánchez said the city is focusing first on vertical signage and will later draw up a specific plan for installing signs bearing street names.

One strategy, he said, is to use safe-crossing structures and traffic lights to mount destination and street-name signs. Green signs indicate destinations, while a white stripe identifies the avenue or street where a road user is located.

Sánchez acknowledged that some roads still lack proper street signage and said the city has a census of the problem, though he did not provide the exact number of streets that need signs during the interview.

Installation work will continue according to the established plan, pending requests and feasibility assessments, he added. He noted that not every resident request automatically results in a new sign, since each case must be evaluated first.