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San Alfredo neighborhood (SM 242) gets paving, sidewalks and drainage wells after 20+ years without services

City hall delivered more than 12,000 square meters of asphalt, 5,000 of sidewalks and 17 stormwater wells.

By Miguel Díaz Miró · Responsible editor ·
Newly paved street with sidewalks in San Alfredo neighborhood, Cancún

Residents of the San Alfredo neighborhood in Cancún's supermanzana 242 received a package of paving, sidewalk and signage works on Monday, October 6, after more than two decades without urban services, Benito Juárez city hall said. The works were made possible after the neighborhood was recently brought under municipal administration.

What was built

According to city hall, the project includes:

  • 9,976.31 m² of 5 cm-thick asphalt paving and 2,138 m² at 7 cm.
  • 5,420.38 m² of concrete sidewalks and 3,695.13 linear meters of curbs.
  • 3,540.20 linear meters of road markings, 78 vertical signs and 87 bollards.
  • 361 m² of concrete ramps.
  • 17 absorption wells to drain rainwater.

The handover, led by Mayor Ana Paty Peralta, was attended by Secretary General Pablo Gutiérrez Fernández; Public Works Secretary Samantha Hernández Cardeña; council members Landy Guadalupe Canché Pantoja and Juan Manuel Torres Paredes; and Nora Garza Ramírez, director of the municipal institute in charge of property regularization. The mayor described the project as built from scratch in an area where no infrastructure existed before.

What changes for residents

For people who live in or travel through SM 242, the difference shows up day to day: streets that cars, public transport and emergency services can use; sidewalks and ramps for strollers and wheelchairs; and absorption wells that, during the rainy season, should help reduce the flooding common in unpaved neighborhoods.

Useful background

San Alfredo shows why it matters for a neighborhood to be municipalized: until a settlement is formally accepted by city hall, the city cannot invest in its streets or lighting. If your neighborhood still lacks services, it helps to organize with neighbors and ask city hall what stage its regularization is in. The city also offers tools such as participatory budgeting, with information at cancun.gob.mx.

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