Fellow Nomads a word to the wise the free road between Rosarito and Cantamar has become very dangerous in both directions. There are numerous pot
holes that are causing cars to swerve into the on coming traffic in many locations. Please be careful if you choose to take the free road and if you
must stay off it at night. I can’t imagine getting a flat out there at night.
Oh yea happy Star Wars daynoproblemo2 - 5-4-2010 at 07:40 PM
I have to totally agree with this it is beyond bad and a situation in the making. Have given up calling them "pot holes", they are becoming "sink
holes" so absolutely do not drive the free road at night. For a fairly
newly done road it is a disaster, bet the mayor of Rosarito isn't using it or it would be fixed by now...knuckles - 5-5-2010 at 04:07 PM
Bent a rim just last week coming north just before Calafia. I am sure it was one of those "sink holes" you speak of. That road is just plain
dangerous right now. Unless you need to access that road, pay the toll and go out of your way.
Anybody have information on the conditions south of Cantamar to La Fonda?bajabound2005 - 5-5-2010 at 06:17 PM
the contractor that did that work should be arrested and executed. And quite frankly, the toll road isn't much better.
edit to add: they did repair most of the southbound potholes just before the Rosarito-Ensenada Bike ride, but then it rained again after that and
they're all back & then some.
[Edited on 5-6-2010 by bajabound2005]Udo - 5-5-2010 at 07:01 PM
Cantamar to La Mision, the road is a whole bunch better because it is still the original pavement. REALLY, do be careful from Blvd 2000 to just past Puerto Nuevo/ Cantamar area...we are not exaggerating...the potholes are as large
as a car, and they really should be called crevasses. I drove the area two weeks ago and came very close to a head-on because someone was avoiding the
crevasses. I'm going to try it again this weekend, but there isn't much choice going south from Blvd 2000.noproblemo2 - 5-5-2010 at 07:08 PM
Just be VERY Careful/Cautious.bajabound2005 - 5-5-2010 at 09:06 PM
make sure there is a car in front of you and do what they do...unless they fall into one of the holes. Just don't pass them.Bajahowodd - 5-6-2010 at 12:48 PM
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Originally posted by bajabound2005
the contractor that did that work should be arrested and executed. And quite frankly, the toll road isn't much better.
edit to add: they did repair most of the southbound potholes just before the Rosarito-Ensenada Bike ride, but then it rained again after that and
they're all back & then some.
[Edited on 5-6-2010 by bajabound2005]
What did they use for filler? Guacamole?noproblemo2 - 5-6-2010 at 01:30 PM
Maybe refried beans???????SDRonni - 5-6-2010 at 01:59 PM
I got caught by one of those potholes (sinkholes) and it almost ate my car.........and you're right, the toll road from Las Playas to Calafia exit is
bad, too.......Mexicorn - 5-6-2010 at 02:54 PM
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Originally posted by knuckles
Bent a rim just last week coming north just before Calafia. I am sure it was one of those "sink holes" you speak of. That road is just plain
dangerous right now. Unless you need to access that road, pay the toll and go out of your way.
Anybody have information on the conditions south of Cantamar to La Fonda?
Bent my rim also It costs $200.00 pesos to repair it U2U me and I'll tell you where to take it in Rosarito.
That Roads going to kill more people no doubt about it. All those overweight trucks traveling down it. Some of those guys think thier driving sports
cars. They are supposed to take the toll road but dont so that they can charge thier company $2.25 for the Rosarito toll and the Ensenada toll also.
Oh more thing the Toll road itself just North of Calafia has some huge pot holes. I complained to the guy at the toll booth yesterday telling him in
spanish how dangerous it was he just looked me and handed me a pamphlet, telling me to call or complain on line. This gave me the impression I was
not the first to complain. You'd think since we were paying tolls the Toll road itself would be in good shape. No wonder this place has become a ghost
town.
[Edited on 5-6-2010 by Mexicorn]
My Car Was Damaged by a Flying Rim
Gypsy Jan - 5-6-2010 at 03:55 PM
This last week, a semi-truck passing me lost a rim, it bounced and hit my off-side front, scaring the very xxx (you can insert descriptive) out of me.
I couldn't get the ID of the semi; the cowboy trucker vanished. I just wonder if there is a way to get apply for repairs other than my Mexican
insurance:
OK, let the Har, Har, Hars start now, but I am asking this question for all of us in case there is some kind of application process.knuckles - 5-6-2010 at 04:07 PM
Mexicorn: Got it fixed for about the same price K31? ...Thanks!
Jan: You are too funny...Guess that would depend on the deductable. Thank god you and the puppies are ok!
The Puppies Wear Seat Harnesses
Gypsy Jan - 5-6-2010 at 04:39 PM
My continuing paranoid nightmare fantasy that haunts me is a road accident where the dogs are tossed out off the car.
Thank you for the visit to my inner mind landscape, please exit to the right and we appreciate your patronage.DENNIS - 5-6-2010 at 04:53 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
I couldn't get the ID of the semi; the cowboy trucker vanished. I just wonder if there is a way to get apply for repairs other than my Mexican
insurance:
OK, let the Har, Har, Hars start now, but I am asking this question for all of us in case there is some kind of application process.
I had a dump truck full of rock delivered to my house yesterday and the driver spent a bit of time cleaning up a few loose rocks from his bumper. He
told me he recently had to replace someones windshield that took a hit. It's the law according to him.
Don't know what you can do, Jan, if you can't ID the truck.The Gull - 5-7-2010 at 06:16 AM
Dennis,
Tell that driver to take his rig over the stretch of road between 200 and Cantamar. Even a load of rocks falling out of his truck would be a welcome
change to the sink holes.MitchMan - 5-20-2010 at 07:49 AM
Hey, I am intending to pull a trailer with a fifteen foot fiber glass boat on it from San Diego to La Paz next week. Maybe I should wait a month???DENNIS - 5-20-2010 at 07:53 AM
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Originally posted by MitchMan
Hey, I am intending to pull a trailer with a fifteen foot fiber glass boat on it from San Diego to La Paz next week. Maybe I should wait a month???
Don't know why you'd be on the Free Road, Mitch, unless you ran out of Pacifico. Just stay on the Toll Road.MitchMan - 5-20-2010 at 07:57 AM
Feel better already, thanks Dennis.durrelllrobert - 5-20-2010 at 09:19 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Udo
Cantamar to La Mision, the road is a whole bunch better because it is still the original pavement. REALLY, do be careful from Blvd 2000 to just past Puerto Nuevo/ Cantamar area...we are not exaggerating...the potholes are as large
as a car, and they really should be called crevasses. I drove the area two weeks ago and came very close to a head-on because someone was avoiding the
crevasses. I'm going to try it again this weekend, but there isn't much choice going south from Blvd 2000.
is this the one you are talking about
bajabound2005 - 5-20-2010 at 07:45 PM
SOME repairs are underway on the TOLL ROAD; but it all south of the worst part of the road! From Rosarito (south) to Ensenada, they've been working
on it this week and it's very passable...north of that from TJ to Rosarito, keep a vehicle in front of you and watch what happens.....Free Road is
still a disaster area.noproblemo2 - 5-20-2010 at 07:56 PM
Ditto on the disaster, they are already tearing up the New north bound side north of Cantamar why? Who Knows.................wessongroup - 5-21-2010 at 08:01 AM
Have adopted driving the posted speed limit for sure, and when a vehicle is in front... I stay at least 10 car length behind.. too close.. and "wham"
a "pit" will show up...
We had been thinking that the really bad holes around Gavitos, which the wife nickname the "Gavitos Pits" were allowed to develop to create work for
the auto repair industry in Rosarito ..
But, now with the "explosion" of bad pot holes to true "pits" .... just day before yesterday we ran up to the Consulate in TJ and used the toll road,
just to keep the "pit" factor down a bit.. it's still not perfect on the toll either , but a bit better than the old road south of Rosarito...
Happy driving, and keep it slow.. you get better gas mileage and you can see a lot more "pits" before your wheels do ...Dave - 5-21-2010 at 09:19 AM
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Originally posted by wessongroup
.... just day before yesterday we ran up to the Consulate in TJ and used the toll road, just to keep the "pit" factor down a bit.. it's still not
perfect on the toll either , but a bit better than the old road south of Rosarito...
Unless the roadway has rapidly worsened in the last week here are my observations:
Toll Road:
One small section of approximately 1 mile, beginning about 1 mile south of the Rosarito toll plaza and ending just before Califia is potholed. Lanes
affected are both North and Southbound. The rest of the tollway is in good shape, both North of Rosarito and South to Ensenada.
Free Road:
From Fox Studios to the Puerto Nuevo exit the road is Pure Crap. Not only severely potholed but lane dividers are nonexistent. Do
Not take this road unless you are familiar and never at night. South of the Puerto Nuevo exit the road is almost fully
completed to Primo Tapia and in good shape. From Primo Tapia South to la Fonda the road is also good.noproblemo2 - 5-21-2010 at 09:29 AM
Quote:
Free Road:
From Fox Studios to the Puerto Nuevo exit the road is Pure Crap. Not only severely potholed but lane dividers are nonexistent. Do
Not take this road unless you are familiar and never at night. South of the Puerto Nuevo exit the road is almost fully
completed to Primo Tapia and in good shape. From Primo Tapia South to la Fonda the road is also good.
As of yesterday, "South of the Puerto Nuevo exit the road is almost fully completed to Primo Tapia and in good shape." it was being cut into again
for repairs already.... down to 2 lanes then.. but hey it's paved....
For a fairly
newly done road it is a disaster, bet the mayor of Rosarito isn't using it or it would be fixed by now...
