{"id":26597,"date":"2025-12-05T10:07:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipresas.com\/?post_type=proyecto&#038;p=26597"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:57:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T09:57:27","slug":"definition-of-flood-control-and-mitigation-works-in-valle-de-sula-honduras-for-bid-2024","status":"publish","type":"proyecto","link":"https:\/\/www.ipresas.com\/en\/proyecto\/definition-of-flood-control-and-mitigation-works-in-valle-de-sula-honduras-for-bid-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Definition of flood control and mitigation works in Valle de Sula (Honduras) for BID &#8211; 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26597\" class=\"elementor elementor-26597 elementor-26589\" data-elementor-post-type=\"proyecto\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2053d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb2053d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76050c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76050c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project involved defining short-term definitive solutions to control and <strong>reduce the risk of flooding<\/strong> caused by extreme events in Valle de Sula, Honduras. Specifically, the focus was on mitigation in the main urban areas and critical infrastructure of Valle de Sula, such as San Pedro Sula, La Lima, El Progreso, and the Ram\u00f3n Villeda Morales International Airport. The specific objectives of the consultancy were as follows:<\/p><ul><li>Update of the two-dimensional <strong>hydraulic modelling study<\/strong> of the system composed of the Ul\u00faa and Chamelec\u00f3n rivers in Valle de Sula, as well as the interconnected channels to natural watercourses and existing flood protection works.<\/li><li>Threat analysis based on flood maps for current and future scenarios evaluated for the system, including results for water depth, velocity, arrival times, and duration of water coverage.<\/li><li>Estimation of the social and economic consequences in the study area resulting from simulated floods in each scenario.<\/li><li><strong>Quantitative assessment of flood risk based on a risk model<\/strong> that integrates all analyzed information, combining hazard, exposure, and vulnerability results of the system.<\/li><li>Cost-benefit analysis for the evaluation of alternatives and mitigation measures, to define the final solution and the optimal sequence of actions to minimize the risk.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Based on the study of the Ul\u00faa and Chamelec\u00f3n rivers and criteria of potential impact and technical feasibility, a prioritization of the works proposed by the Secretary of Infrastructure and Transport (SIT) was carried out. 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