Cancun Patches Roads, Clears Trash in Supermanzana 249
The Benito Juarez government and SIRESOL removed bulky waste and repaired potholes in Villas del Mar Plus — here's how to report trash or road damage in your neighborhood.
The municipal government of Benito Juárez cleared trash and patched roads in Cancun's Supermanzana 249 on July 8, the city said, as part of an ongoing citywide cleanup and pothole-repair effort.
Crews from the General Directorate of Public Services focused on Girasoles Park, inside the Villas del Mar Plus subdivision. A 24-worker crew, backed by a garbage truck and a 3.5-ton pickup, removed accumulated plant waste along with bulky discarded items — furniture, tires, plastics, cardboard and electronics — from the park grounds. A separate crew applied cold-mix asphalt to patch potholes on streets surrounding the park.
SIRESOL (Solución Integral de Residuos Sólidos), the municipal solid-waste agency, also took part in the cleanup.
Landy Guadalupe Canché Pantoja, acting head of the municipal presidency's office, asked residents to look after the newly cleaned park and to report anyone caught dumping trash there.
Why it matters: during Quintana Roo's rainy season, discarded tires and furniture collect standing water and become breeding grounds for the mosquito that spreads dengue, while potholes are a recurring safety hazard for motorcyclists and drivers — one of the most common complaints Cancun residents file with the municipal government. The SM 249 operation is one of several similar neighborhood cleanups the Benito Juárez government has carried out this year as it works through citizen reports of illegal dumping and deteriorated streets.
The city asked residents to bag plant waste separately from household trash, and it posted signage at the neighborhood's collection center outlining how to sort waste correctly.
Residents anywhere in Cancun who spot accumulated trash, discarded furniture or a pothole needing repair can report it through two municipal channels: the Unidades Verdes WhatsApp line, 998 353 2990, for trash and bulky-waste pickup, and the ChatCun hotline, 998 778 4500, for potholes and other public-service requests. Both numbers cover any supermanzana in the city, not just SM 249.
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