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Hwy to San Felipe/Road Work Has Resumed

sancho - 1-29-2011 at 03:47 PM

Reports say within the last couple days repaving/construction
has began again. At least one 2-3 mi of nasty detour,
anyone who has been down that road in the last 2 yrs.
knows the drill. That is 5 coming so. from Mexicali

[Edited on 1-29-2011 by sancho]


[Edited on 1-29-2011 by sancho]

CortezBlue - 1-29-2011 at 11:01 PM

I was down a few weeks ago, and I was really flying and there wasn't any construction, so if it is under construction, it must have started in the past week or so.

I am going back down Feb 10 or 11 for the weekend, I will check it out.

THIS IS GREAT NEWS!

mcfez - 1-30-2011 at 07:18 AM



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bajalou - 1-30-2011 at 07:33 AM

This detour was started this past week. Last Sunday I saw a parallel track just west of the highway between El Major and about a mile before the Laguna Salada. Reports say this is now in use and not a very smooth road.

[Edited on 1-30-2011 by bajalou]

cj5orion - 1-30-2011 at 07:36 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by mcfez


walmart ? staples ? costco ?

BajaWarrior - 1-30-2011 at 07:54 PM

2.1 mile detour as of tonight. No water truck on Sunday, very silty!

gunner3 - 2-4-2011 at 11:05 AM

According to a San Felipe website:

"The construction area on the Mexicali road ... is part of a 27 km work package that will extend from approximately km 49 to km 76 on the Laguna Salada this year. "

CortezBlue - 2-4-2011 at 05:01 PM

So I have a Chevy Avalanche and a Chevy HHR. I like to drive my HHR to save on gas, how ever it is very low to the ground and I am wondering if anyone who has driven by these construction areas if you would recommend taking the truck or will the HHR make it ok?:o

David K - 2-4-2011 at 05:12 PM

No, not a Baja worthy vehicle... Beyond the pavement and on to Gonzaga Bay, you don't need 4WD, but you do need some ground clearance and good rock worthy tires!

CortezBlue - 2-4-2011 at 09:18 PM

Read the question

Due to the construction between San Felipe and Mexicali that just started up, has anyone had any experience?
I was down 3 weeks ago and they hadn't started working on the road. For SOMEONE who has been on the road in the past FEW WEEKS, please give me your opinion. I am not driving to Puertocitos just San Felipe so David K you can go back to sleep

David K - 2-4-2011 at 09:30 PM

Gee... if you Chevy can't drive a Baja highway, maybe it needs to sleep?

My answer is to everyone who may wonder about the rest of Hwy. 5, as that would be the only unknown. Afterall, the people who live in San Felipe don't all drive four wheelers to get to Mexicali, do they? Also, conditions on any Mexican road can change in 24 hours, so a report from last summer is as good as from last week sometimes...

BajaWarrior - 2-4-2011 at 09:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CortezBlue
Read the question

Due to the construction between San Felipe and Mexicali that just started up, has anyone had any experience?
I was down 3 weeks ago and they hadn't started working on the road. For SOMEONE who has been on the road in the past FEW WEEKS, please give me your opinion. I am not driving to Puertocitos just San Felipe so David K you can go back to sleep


Only a few posts above yours I gave a description of the condition of the detour but let me add that it was very rough and may not be the best choice for low grocery getters. The road is no different from the other former construction detours closer to San Felipe so why are you asking?

from san felipe web site today

akshadow - 2-4-2011 at 10:17 PM

The road construction team north of the Laguna Salada is getting its act together. Yesterday afternoon a bevy of blade scrapers cleared out the worst of the rocks and started widening the temporary road so that the huge "doble semi-remolques" could get through. Water trucks were going up and down to keep the dust down and I would now classify the road as "dreveable at 10 mph". The photo below, taken looking towards Mexicali, shows a section of relatively smooth surface that has just been scraped, and over to the left is the first pass scraping to widen the carriageway. The existing road is on the right side of the photograph. A lot of construction traffic is going up and down along this 2 mile stretch as they prepare for the grading of further temporary surface between Rio Hardy and the north end of the straight section of road across the Laguna Salada

I have not driven it but the above was the post

CortezBlue - 2-5-2011 at 08:48 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by akshadow
The road construction team north of the Laguna Salada is getting its act together. Yesterday afternoon a bevy of blade scrapers cleared out the worst of the rocks and started widening the temporary road so that the huge "doble semi-remolques" could get through. Water trucks were going up and down to keep the dust down and I would now classify the road as "dreveable at 10 mph". The photo below, taken looking towards Mexicali, shows a section of relatively smooth surface that has just been scraped, and over to the left is the first pass scraping to widen the carriageway. The existing road is on the right side of the photograph. A lot of construction traffic is going up and down along this 2 mile stretch as they prepare for the grading of further temporary surface between Rio Hardy and the north end of the straight section of road across the Laguna Salada


Yes that is what I was looking for.

I have the her turbo ss and it is nit setup for anything that would have boulders poping up from the road, as the turbo air intake is just above the front bumper ground affect

Thanks for the update
I have not driven it but the above was the post

mcfez - 2-5-2011 at 10:23 PM

A good indicator of how busy the road crews are getting...is to see the action at Christinas (the restaurant). This is where the catering business is set up for the crews. Good information can be obtained there.