Quintana Roo Public Works Department Seeks 10 Billion Pesos for Road Repairs in 2027

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — Quintana Roo’s Public Works Department (SEOP) needs at least 10 billion pesos to repair and maintain the state’s roads in 2027, after devoting only a small share of its budget to the work this year, Public Works Secretary Rafael Lara Díaz said.

Lara Díaz said no roads have been abandoned, explaining that the department set up a program of priority projects to respond to requests from residents of rural communities.

“We hope the legislators take our proposals into account so that next year we can make progress on the roads, because we are not pretending not to see the needs,” he said. “What happens is that there are priority actions for clearing and repaving roads.”

The secretary also addressed complaints over the award of remodeling work on Privada Héroes, part of the Barrio Mágico project, to a company from Cancún.

He said the Chetumal-based firm that bid failed to meet the requirements set out in the call for tenders, because it could not guarantee a bond covering three times the cost of hidden defects and its financial proposal was too high.

Four companies took part in the bidding, he said. The winning firm has already started work, and the project is expected to be finished in April 2027.