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New Highway to Insurgentes

Jack Swords - 2-4-2011 at 10:59 AM

Anybody know how the new highway from San Ignacio to Cd. Insurgentes is coming? How far is the pavement extended and is it open?

Thanks

TMW - 2-4-2011 at 11:11 AM

I was on the road last Nov and it's about 10 miles out of San Ignacio. Work appears very slow as I had been on it in April also and they maybe had gone a mile or two since then. Grading work to El Alamo maybe further. There is pavement at San Juanico toward La Purisima but not across the arroyo.

oladulce - 2-4-2011 at 11:45 AM

As TW says, the only thing new on the southern end is asphalt from the town of San Juanico to the La Purisima riverbed at Punta San Gregorio. They are grading the rest of the route to the town of Las Barrancas now.

Unfortunately the pot holes on 10-15 miles of the road from Las Barrancas to Zaragosa got to be so bad that they chose to remove the asphalt on large stretches of the road rather than patch them. Now you hit drop-offs from asphalt to dirt that has developed 5" washboard mounds.

The new paving and shorter route (bypassing La Purisima) has been negated by the removal of paving on the other stretch and it takes the same amount of time to get to Insurgentes and is more brutal on your vehicle.



[Edited on 2-5-2011 by oladulce]

woody with a view - 2-4-2011 at 12:08 PM

my buddy just returned and said at the current pace it will be paved from SI to SJ by 2025. he said 15 miles had been completed.

he said something about the last mile of dirt going south, maybe to purisima?

[Edited on 2-4-2011 by woody with a view]

Bajahowodd - 2-4-2011 at 02:40 PM

No question the pace has been slower than slow. But when I first learned of this planned alternative to Mex 1 that would "avoid" Santa Rosalia, Mulege, Loreto, Etc., and cut mileage off the trip for those heading to La Paz and beyond, the thought crossed my mind that the people in Santa Rosalia, Mulege, Loreto, Etc., would not be very happy about losing business.

woody with a view - 2-4-2011 at 02:47 PM

believe me, the views on the other side makes it well worth the effort. this new road goes thru some cool spots, but for the most part it's just more desert out there.

David K - 2-4-2011 at 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
No question the pace has been slower than slow. But when I first learned of this planned alternative to Mex 1 that would "avoid" Santa Rosalia, Mulege, Loreto, Etc., and cut mileage off the trip for those heading to La Paz and beyond, the thought crossed my mind that the people in Santa Rosalia, Mulege, Loreto, Etc., would not be very happy about losing business.


The direct highway from San Ignacio south to Insurgentes, avoiding two big mountain grades and cutting 100+ miles from the drive to La Paz, has been proposed since 1973 when they were building Hwy. 1's last section (San Quintin to Santa Rosalia).

It will be built maņana! (not today)

baja Steve - 2-4-2011 at 03:02 PM

I drove it about three weeks ago and with the exception of a couple of areas we were traveling 55 to 70 mph. Some graveled stretches which they were paving and the rest is paved. the pot hole area around Francisco Villa had been patched in the last week or so but new holes were showing up. They have also taken the pavement out of a few areas that were not fixable which made travel a lot better.

David K - 2-4-2011 at 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by baja Steve
I drove it about three weeks ago and with the exception of a couple of areas we were traveling 55 to 70 mph. Some graveled stretches which they were paving and the rest is paved. the pot hole area around Francisco Villa had been patched in the last week or so but new holes were showing up. They have also taken the pavement out of a few areas that were not fixable which made travel a lot better.


Hi and thanks for the road report... When you say you drove "it", just what is "it" you drove... ie. from where to where: Insurgentes to La Purisima?

Thank you!

baja Steve - 2-4-2011 at 03:50 PM

I drive a durmax and travel that area a lot doing volunteer work. .

David K - 2-4-2011 at 05:13 PM

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Originally posted by baja Steve
I drive a durmax and travel that area a lot doing volunteer work. .


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