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San Felipe to Mexicali Road CLOSED!

CortezBlue - 5-10-2014 at 05:00 PM

So we are down in San Felipe and were heading back today. We got word that the road has been closed due to fisherman protesting the shortening of fishing season by the government.

We are going to try to take off in the morning. But from what we have heard it takes about 4 or 5 hours to get north or south.

Stay Tuned for more info.

Udo - 5-10-2014 at 05:22 PM

Have you thought of trying the road from SF to Ensenada?

Where is the protest in relation to SF?

CortezBlue - 5-10-2014 at 05:34 PM

Yes, I thought about going the long way around, but, going back to Fenix, it is really a long way around.

I will probably get up early and try to make my way through

It is about KM Marker 58 from what I have heard

rts551 - 5-10-2014 at 07:50 PM

Thanks for the up-to-date and real info. Usually not a long-term event but you never know.

DawnPatrol - 5-11-2014 at 07:52 AM

I know some people who just experienced it. They had blockaded the road by placing two pangas across , and with other vehicles at each end to make sure nobody tried to go around.
My friends were stopped for about 1 1/2 hours. The they let them through and then they would stop another group of cars and repeat the process.
One good thing they said was when the got to the border the line was only about 4 cars deep, so that saved them an hour or so waiting to cross.

StuckSucks - 5-11-2014 at 09:07 AM

This same protest occurred on the Sunday of the SF250. We got out of town at 6am, but apparently the road block didn't start until 10, so we were free and clear. The block then, was just north of San Felipe.

woody with a view - 5-11-2014 at 09:14 AM

a cousin of our laborer fishes el golfo. last week he brought me 20#s of WSB filets just in time i guess!

my mechanic neighbor is happy as that's what he charges me for vehicle repairs - fish! he just changed my sway bar bushings that were squeeking and torched off the front diff drain plug that was corroded to change the fluid.

CortezBlue - 5-11-2014 at 07:45 PM

UPDATE

As of Sat at 2pm the fishermen broke up and, supposedly they made some kind of deal with the govt folks.

Bajajorge - 5-12-2014 at 11:08 AM

The road is now open.