Residents of Colonia Libertad in Tijuana took to the streets Monday to demand answers from authorities after construction of an elevated viaduct damaged roughly 30 homes in the Cañón Zapata area. They say all three levels of government have ignored their complaints.
The affected families live along the route of the viaducto elevado, a major infrastructure project running through the eastern part of the city. Residents told local media that vibrations from pile-driving and heavy machinery have cracked walls, shifted foundations, and left some homes structurally compromised. Several families said the damage appeared months ago but that no official has inspected the properties or offered compensation.
The protest on March 9 targeted municipal, state, and federal agencies. Residents said they have filed formal complaints with Tijuana’s Dirección de Obras Públicas and the state government but received no response. The federal Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes (SICT), which oversees the viaduct project, has not publicly addressed the complaints.
Colonia Libertad sits in one of Tijuana’s oldest and most densely populated neighborhoods near the U.S. border. The area has a history of infrastructure projects displacing or damaging homes built on steep hillsides and canyon walls. For the affected families, the concern is not just the current damage but whether the completed viaduct will make their homes permanently uninhabitable.