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A Nice Surprise And Then :(

DavidE - 9-1-2012 at 08:16 PM

On the way to Vizcaino Today From Asunción













Only to arrive in Guerrero Negro to find NO ELECTRICITY for four hours. The inside of La Ballena supermarket looked like something out of a Horror Flick with at least 100,000 flies and that is most likely The Understatement Of The Year

David K - 9-1-2012 at 08:21 PM

Less than a month after the govenor went over it! Good stuff!

DavidE - 9-1-2012 at 10:08 PM

Carratera de Cargo de SCT. Federal funds. Those rusting signs slapping themselves on the back for ¡Vive Mejor! a better road, are a good clue. Now that the PRI is headed back to the peso slop trough, fare thee well those governments and folks who voted in Perradistas and Priistas. Federal funding is going to get mighty lean come December at the start of a new sexenio.

acadist - 9-2-2012 at 05:29 AM

Does this mean I won't have to test my slalom skills next month?

DavidE - 9-2-2012 at 07:19 AM

¿Quien Sabe?

Bajaboy - 9-2-2012 at 07:36 AM

Let's just hope they do a decent job....otherwise it will revert to Tecate Highway in no time

BajaBlanca - 9-2-2012 at 09:19 AM

you are right - good and then very BAD.

David K - 9-2-2012 at 11:28 AM

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Originally posted by Bajaboy
Let's just hope they do a decent job....otherwise it will revert to Tecate Highway in no time


What happened to the Tecate Highway?

Highways that were paved too thin and fell into pothole hell in the past have been Hwy. 1 south of Cataviña, late 70's early 80's, The Bahia de los Angeles highway of the 1980's and most famous, the San Felipe to Puertecitos first highway of the the 1990's.

Bajaboy - 9-2-2012 at 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Quote:
Originally posted by Bajaboy
Let's just hope they do a decent job....otherwise it will revert to Tecate Highway in no time


What happened to the Tecate Highway?

Highways that were paved too thin and fell into pothole hell in the past have been Hwy. 1 south of Cataviña, late 70's early 80's, The Bahia de los Angeles highway of the 1980's and most famous, the San Felipe to Puertecitos first highway of the the 1990's.


DK, note I did not say The Tecate Highway rather Tecate Highway...the later refers to a pot-holed road that is much more driveable with a cold Tecate in hand.

David K - 9-2-2012 at 12:39 PM

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Originally posted by Bajaboy
Quote:
Originally posted by David K
Quote:
Originally posted by Bajaboy
Let's just hope they do a decent job....otherwise it will revert to Tecate Highway in no time


What happened to the Tecate Highway?

Highways that were paved too thin and fell into pothole hell in the past have been Hwy. 1 south of Cataviña, late 70's early 80's, The Bahia de los Angeles highway of the 1980's and most famous, the San Felipe to Puertecitos first highway of the the 1990's.


DK, note I did not say The Tecate Highway rather Tecate Highway...the later refers to a pot-holed road that is much more driveable with a cold Tecate in hand.


Okay BB, understood! Never heard the term 'Tecate Highway' meaning a pot holed road before... thanks!

surfer jim - 9-2-2012 at 01:13 PM

Note to self: Do not take road to Tecate...too much driving and drinking.

thebajarunner - 9-2-2012 at 01:21 PM

The main problem with Mexican road that deteriorate is not the thickness of the pavement but the base preparation under the pavement.

You have to lay down a calculated amount of base rock and then achieve a proper level of compaction.

Base is generally crushed rock, or river bed rock and compaction is achieved through water and rolling.

They tend not to haul in the proper base rock, and water is always at a premium.... thus, insufficient base to support the pavement.

You can pave over "native soil" if it is sufficiently sandy, but again it requires a lot of water and compaction rolling.

Thus ends the lesson....

acadist - 9-2-2012 at 01:33 PM

Doug, can we get a 'like' button:yes:
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Originally posted by Bajaboy
Quote:
Originally posted by David K
Quote:
Originally posted by Bajaboy
Let's just hope they do a decent job....otherwise it will revert to Tecate Highway in no time


What happened to the Tecate Highway?

Highways that were paved too thin and fell into pothole hell in the past have been Hwy. 1 south of Cataviña, late 70's early 80's, The Bahia de los Angeles highway of the 1980's and most famous, the San Felipe to Puertecitos first highway of the the 1990's.


DK, note I did not say The Tecate Highway rather Tecate Highway...the later refers to a pot-holed road that is much more driveable with a cold Tecate in hand.

DianaT - 9-2-2012 at 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by thebajarunner
The main problem with Mexican road that deteriorate is not the thickness of the pavement but the base preparation under the pavement.

You have to lay down a calculated amount of base rock and then achieve a proper level of compaction.

Base is generally crushed rock, or river bed rock and compaction is achieved through water and rolling.

They tend not to haul in the proper base rock, and water is always at a premium.... thus, insufficient base to support the pavement.

You can pave over "native soil" if it is sufficiently sandy, but again it requires a lot of water and compaction rolling.

Thus ends the lesson....


For this road, water no problem--- they just suck up all the salty lagoon water they want. Proper base rock? Well that remains to be seen. :biggrin:

What I find interesting about all the roads in the area is that they are built in stages and after a few years it is easy to see who skimped on materials etc. Which part goes bad first is not the first part built --- there ends up being a real hopscotch pattern.

surfdoc - 9-2-2012 at 04:21 PM

Went into Vizcaino yesterday...........Yep about 3/4 of a mile of newly laid road...

Then it's a scene out of the "HurtLocker" ...Be warned.. drink your Tecate before starting on this road... Your gonna need both hands to avoid the Bomb Craters............