I saw in the news that the Rosarito-Ensenada bicycle race has been cancelled due to the problems with the scenic highway collapse. There is now a lot
of traffic on the "free road".
Sad, it was a poplar event and brought in the tourist dollars.TMW - 2-18-2014 at 09:54 AM
You would think they would let them race on the toll road.DENNIS - 2-18-2014 at 10:40 AM
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Originally posted by bacquito
I saw in the news that the Rosarito-Ensenada bicycle race has been cancelled due to the problems with the scenic highway collapse. There is now a lot
of traffic on the "free road".
Sad, it was a poplar event and brought in the tourist dollars.
There just isn't safe room for everybody on the road now. Lots of big trucks and, of course, all car traffic that would otherwise use the toll road.
Good call for the city to make.DENNIS - 2-18-2014 at 10:42 AM
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Originally posted by TW
You would think they would let them race on the toll road.
Problem is, they couldn't get off of it at the Ensenada end. The road is gone.DENNIS - 2-18-2014 at 10:45 AM
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Bummer. Love that ride.
Everything will return to "normal" next year, and will stay that way till the road slides into the sea again. It's only a matter of time.Udo - 2-18-2014 at 10:50 AM
I'll bet you that Mextrans will build a bridge this time, Dennis.
But the problem is that the bridge will have to be a suspension bridge, because the footing will never hold.DENNIS - 2-18-2014 at 11:02 AM
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I'll bet you that Mextrans will build a bridge this time, Dennis.
But the problem is that the bridge will have to be a suspension bridge, because the footing will never hold.
I think that would only compound their bad decisions, Udo. The problem is, according to my info, the problem area is the end of the San Andreas
Fault. That's the fault that threatens to destroy much of California some day.
The road will eventually have to swing back behind the hill.....hopefully before it costs lives.movinguy - 2-18-2014 at 01:39 PM
Foundation Castro-Limon will proceed with their annual ride on March 15th, from Rosarito to Bajamar (previously went to Bibayoff via the free road).
Ros-Ens becomes Rosarito-El Mirador-Rosarito with a U turn on the Toll Road at El Mirador. 62 miles total is what Google Earth gives me. Looks like
they will also have an optional U turn at Baja Mar for a slightly shorter version that also avoid the last climb to El Mirador.
