Tijuana’s municipal government patched more than 1,056 square meters of roadway across five delegations this week, deploying hot asphalt mix crews to some of the city’s busiest corridors. The Municipal Directorate of Public Works and Urban Infrastructure (DOIUM) carried out the work under the administration of Mayor Abdiel Gutiérrez Coronado, with officials estimating the repairs directly benefit more than 27,500 residents.
The five delegations covered were Playas de Tijuana, La Presa Este, La Mesa, Centro, and San Antonio de los Buenos. Targeted streets include Paseo Ensenada, Avenida Lomas del Florido, and Avenida Colina de la Escondida.
Playas de Tijuana Gets Largest Share
The largest single effort took place in the Playas de Tijuana delegation, where crews repaired 470 square meters of road surface. That work concentrated on the second access to Playas de Tijuana, along Crestón Street, and in the Divina Providencia neighborhood. The city also installed speed bumps alongside the pothole repairs in that area, benefiting roughly 1,000 residents.
In the La Presa Este delegation, DOIUM crews resurfaced approximately 290 square meters on the Tecate-Tijuana free highway near the El Refugio neighborhood. That stretch serves daily commuters traveling between the two cities.
Repairs Across Centro, La Mesa, and San Antonio de los Buenos
Carlos Gastélum Félix, head of DOIUM, said crews were deployed to strategic locations with a focus on heavily traveled roads and neighborhood streets. In the San Antonio de los Buenos delegation, workers applied 100 square meters of hot asphalt mix on Fundadores Boulevard near the Valle del Rubí neighborhood. City officials said that repair should last up to three years and will affect more than 6,000 residents.
The Centro and La Mesa delegations received the remaining repairs. Specific square-meter breakdowns for those areas were not detailed in the city’s announcement, though both districts see heavy daily traffic from commuters and cross-border travelers heading to and from the San Ysidro port of entry.
Part of a Broader City Maintenance Push
The pothole campaign is one piece of a wider municipal maintenance effort. Earlier in March, the city ran a “Clean City” program that included road patching, streetlight repairs, and waste removal across several delegations. During that initiative, crews patched 100 square meters on Hernán Cortéz Street in the El Soler neighborhood of Playas de Tijuana and repainted 200 square meters of road signage.
Road conditions remain a persistent concern for Tijuana’s nearly two million residents. The city’s rapid growth has long outpaced infrastructure investment, making routine maintenance a basic quality-of-life issue for drivers navigating the sprawling metro area. This week’s repairs were first reported by Jornada BC.