Playa del Carmen Council Adds 66.5 Million Pesos to 2026 Public Works Budget

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — The Playa del Carmen municipal council on Thursday approved a third adjustment to its 2026 Annual Operating Program (POA), allocating 66.5 million pesos in fiscal resources to street paving and repaving, as well as the construction and rehabilitation of curbs, sidewalks and public lighting.

The change brings the total POA 2026 budget to 496.8 million pesos. That figure combines 353.4 million pesos from the Fund for Municipal Strengthening (Fortamun), 76.9 million pesos from the Municipal Social Infrastructure Fund (Faismun) and the 66.5 million pesos in fiscal resources approved this week.

In the same session, council members granted a 90-day temporary leave of absence to Councilor Orlando Muñoz Gómez, who steps away from his post starting Friday, Oct. 16. City Secretary General Luis Herrera was instructed to notify alternate councilor Edgar Adrián Barbosa Itzá so that he can take the oath of office and cover the duties during Muñoz Gómez’s absence.

Separately, Councilor Juan Novelo presented an initiative calling on the Secretaría de Infraestructura y Obras Públicas (Infrastructure and Public Works Department) to study the feasibility of building an access road to the Lázaro Cárdenas ejido.

The session was the council’s 50th ordinary meeting of the year and was held in the Leona Vicario auditorium of the new municipal palace.