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Nuevo Laredo expands services and infrastructure

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Since late May 2026, the Nuevo Laredo municipal council has expanded infrastructure and social services. Key developments include school upgrades, road improvements like the Aeropuerto boulevard overpass, and the launch of the “Hogar Propio” housing program. In mid-2026, the city received the International Solid Waste Association’s “Escoba de Platino” award for its CIGA urban management platform. Economic initiatives expanded through the creation of the Tamaulipas Economic Corridor with Tampico, involving approximately 360 companies. Infrastructure projects continued with the rehabilitation of the road to Piedras Negras and the commencement of an 88.8-million-peso elevated bridge linking Paseo Colón and Luis Donaldo Colosio boulevard. Social welfare and educational investments accelerated through August 2026. The Escuelatón 2026 campaign collected over 22,000 school supplies, and the Sistema DIF Nuevo Laredo conducted an Integral Care Brigade providing over 200 free services. Housing support progressed through the “Bloquera Comunitaria” and the “Hogar Propio, Patrimonio para Tu Familia” initiative. Funded by municipal resources through IMVISU, the program aims to construct 115 homes in the El Progreso subdivision; the first 15 ~~houses, featuring two bedrooms and a garage,~~ houses have been delivered to priority ~~groups including female heads of household.~~ groups. In early September 2026, Mayor Carmen Lilia Canturosas Villarreal reported that Nuevo Laredo ~~has~~ achieved a “zero debt” status after liquidating a 580 million peso historical ~~debt, while investing over 7 billion pesos in public works. The~~ debt. By September 9, 2026, the Mayor ~~also noted a decrease in crime and improved safety on~~ highlighted the ~~Ribereña highway. To address a housing deficit~~ impact of ~~approximately 20,000 units,~~ President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration, specifically noting the ~~city is coordinating with state and federal authorities to construct more than 10,000~~ construction of over 6,000 homes ~~during the current six-year term, complementing~~ through the ~~federal~~ “Vivienda para el Bienestar” ~~program.~~ program and the replacement of the General Hospital with a new IMSS-Bienestar unit.

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