Ecatepec Mayor Inaugurates 12 Rehabilitated Streets in Santo Tomás Chiconautla, Installs Nearly 1,200 Lights
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Ecatepec Mayor Azucena Cisneros Coss inaugurated 12 rehabilitated streets in Santo Tomás Chiconautla.
- The project, part of the "Cimientos de Esperanza" program, involved paving, new lighting, and other public works.
- The mayor highlighted the collaboration between the government and residents, stating over 500 streets will be improved this year.
Ecatepec's Santo Tomás Chiconautla saw the inauguration of 12 rehabilitated streets, a key part of the "Cimientos de Esperanza" program's "Mano a Mano" initiative. Mayor Azucena Cisneros Coss led the ceremony, emphasizing the collaborative effort where the municipal government supplies materials and residents contribute labor.
Five streets in the Las Parcelas area were paved with hydraulic concrete, while others in the community center received asphalt resurfacing. Public Works Director Carlos Ramírez Brassetti noted that 35 streets are being paved in Santo Tomás Chiconautla overall. The project also included the installation of 1,180 new streetlights, tree pruning, waste removal, and road marking, according to Carlos Cruz Ramos, Director of Public Services.
Cisneros recalled her previous inauguration of 17 streets in the Villas del Sol neighborhood and reiterated the goal of improving over 500 streets this year through the "Mano a Mano" program. She stressed the unity between the government and the people of Ecatepec, asserting that works and actions are being realized across the municipality like never before in its history.
It is very important to come and confirm what has happened and is happening throughout the municipality, that today we are more united than ever, the government and the people of Ecatepec. We are working hand in hand, works and actions are being concreted in all corners, as never before in the history of this municipality.
Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.