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Cancún Builds 1,085 Meters of Infiltration Wells to Curb Street Flooding

The Benito Juárez city government detailed works in Supermanzanas 200 and 201 and 12 more sectors to improve stormwater handling before the peak of the rainy season.

By Miguel Díaz Miró · Responsible editor ·
Workers installing an infiltration well on a Cancún avenue

The Benito Juárez city government said work on three new infiltration wells in Supermanzanas 200 and 201, in northeastern Cancún, is advancing on schedule as part of a broader plan to reduce street flooding during the rainy season.

According to the Municipal Secretariat of Public Works and Services, the current stage of the project covers 1,085 linear meters of 14-inch infiltration wells, plus 31 registers and well mouths distributed across Supermanzanas in the east and west of the city: 93, 94, 95, 96, 99, 100, 101, 102, 105, 251, 255 and 517.

The first three wells are located on Hacienda de Chunchucmil Avenue, at its intersections with Calle 56 and Circuito Hacienda de la Cieneguilla in SM 200, and at the intersection with Hacienda de la Ciénega Avenue in SM 201. The agency said crews are carrying out "the last leveling details" at those sites.

The acting head of the Municipal Presidency, Landy Guadalupe Canché Pantoja, said the goal is to deliver "quality infrastructure that will improve stormwater handling and prevent flooding of streets during rain events," a recurring concern in Supermanzanas with saturated drainage during summer storms.

What infiltration wells are and why they matter. Most of Cancún's soil is porous limestone that allows rainwater to filter quickly into the subsoil, but growing pavement coverage has reduced that natural capacity. Infiltration wells are vertical shafts filled with gravel or fitted with slotted pipe that channel street water into permeable layers, easing the load on storm drains. The National Water Commission (Conagua) reports that northern Quintana Roo accounts for much of the natural recharge of the peninsula's aquifer, so these works have a double effect: they cut flooding and replenish the groundwater that supplies the city.

How to report flooding. Residents can report flooded streets or clogged drains via the municipal 072 hotline or the city's Citizen Attention Center; emergencies involving stranded vehicles or flash flooding should be reported to 911.

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