On Thursday, May 28, 2026, Puebla Governor Alejandro Armenta Mier publicly called out Jos\u00e9 \u201cPepe\u201d Chedraui Budib, the mayor of Puebla city, for a lack of coordination and support from the municipal government in ongoing road paving and improvement projects led by the state government.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a public works event, Armenta directly urged the mayor to increase the deployment of traffic officers to minimize disruptions caused by the extensive paving efforts across the city. \u201cWe have 13,000 streets being paved this year. Hire, Pepe, please hire traffic agents, because you need to take care of the traffic in your jurisdiction. It\u2019s causing a lot of problems and people are upset,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n
Armenta emphasized that the state government is working around the clock on these infrastructure projects but criticized municipalities for insufficient collaboration. \u201cI respectfully ask Pepe Chedraui to send traffic agents\u2014not just when I\u2019m here, but all day\u2014because we are working day and night. We are helping Puebla\u2019s city government and all municipalities. The least we ask is cooperation, but they don\u2019t cooperate at all,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The direct tone of the governor\u2019s remarks stood out amid one of Puebla\u2019s most ambitious infrastructure programs, which the state government highlights as a major effort to rehabilitate and pave roads throughout the capital.<\/p>\n
Defending the project\u2019s cost-efficiency, Armenta explained that the state has reduced expenses by using its own machinery and securing material supplies through partnerships. \u201cPemex provides some of the stone materials; we pay for the machinery. We have 800 people working, we buy gravel and sand. We deliver roads and works at one-third of the cost,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
The governor\u2019s comments sparked immediate reactions on social media, where users debated the coordination between the state government and Puebla\u2019s city hall, as well as the traffic disruptions caused by the multiple ongoing roadworks.<\/p>\n
For those interested, the full video of the governor\u2019s remarks is available here: https:\/\/x.com\/ignacio_angel\/status\/2060073644622041444<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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