Bob H
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We just took the MX-3 road from Ensenada to Tecate. There is a lot of construction on the Ensenada side - they are making it four lanes now. It's a
mess in the beginning, going North... but then after a few miles you are on the original road - but lots of pot holes. It's a mess. It looks like
they have plans to 4-lane it all the way to Tecate, not sure.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
We just took the MX-3 road from Ensenada to Tecate. There is a lot of construction on the Ensenada side - they are making it four lanes now. It's a
mess in the beginning, going North... but then after a few miles you are on the original road - but lots of pot holes. It's a mess. It looks like
they have plans to 4-lane it all the way to Tecate, not sure.
Bob H |
Yes, lots of construction and it is a mess , but there is one good benefit from same. Our two recent trips north, we found far fewer big trucks on
that highway than normal. Made it faster through the mountains. 
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Bob H
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The really nice thing is a short wait at the Tecate border crossing. No more than 30-minutes for us on Monday afternoon.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
The really nice thing is a short wait at the Tecate border crossing. No more than 30-minutes for us on Monday afternoon.
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Thirty minutes on a Monday----that is a long wait for Tecate during the week. Heck, during the week we consider 10 minutes long. 
Now we did have a 40 minute wait on a Saturday afternoon, but waiting in line in Tecate is so much easier. It is the only way we return anymore ---
for us, it is well worth the backtrack to Imperial Beach.
I do wonder, however, once they widen that road if it will change and more people will use it---
Curious, did you notice fewer big trucks?
Diane
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Supposed to become a major truck route.
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With fours lane I should become a lot easier to drive and safer. No more macho drivers passing into the other lanes on blind curves.
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jdtrotter
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
The really nice thing is a short wait at the Tecate border crossing. No more than 30-minutes for us on Monday afternoon.
Bob H |
Curious, did you notice fewer big trucks?
Diane |
Yes, there were not many big trucks! And I agree with you that once it's all finished I think a lot more people will use it.
Bob H
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We drove home that way on Jan. 3rd... Not a problem that Saturday afternoon... There was no sign of construction north of Guadalupe Valley... Perhaps
that will be Phase 2?
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
We drove home that way on Jan. 3rd... Not a problem that Saturday afternoon... There was no sign of construction north of Guadalupe Valley... Perhaps
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There is still no sign of construction that far North. But, just after the turnoff from MX-1 it's terrible, especially in a cabover camper of if you
are towing something. It's very very bumpy. There are steep dropoffs from the pavement (going North) and very narrow in some places. I was white
knuckled a couple of times. If I had known about this I would not have taken that route in my cabover camper.
Bob H
[Edited on 1-29-2009 by Bob H]
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A wise detour to Tecate (if you don't want to have the construction mess)would be to stay on 1-D to Puerto Nuevo... exit to Mex. 1 to the Blvd. 2000
(just south of Foxploration/ Popotla)... then it is a great 4 lane highway that dumps you right onto the Tecate Toll road (2-D) or exit before there
for the free road (2) to Tecate.
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