BajaNomad

Santa Rosalia section of highway 1

vandenberg - 12-16-2015 at 09:18 AM

Came through there yesterday and that section of road is deplorable and the community should be ashamed to let that roadway get in such condition.
And ,of course, it has all to do with the mining operation and I believe they should be held accountable.
But as of right now it's by far the worst piece of road on the entire peninsula, far worse than the notorious stretch around Catavina.

David K - 12-16-2015 at 10:39 AM

You are talking about just the couple/few miles through town or beyond?

BigBearRider - 12-16-2015 at 11:29 AM

The road is quite bad right around El Morro Hotel on the south side of town. It is also really bad north of the city center, and I suspect that is what you are talking about. Luckily, it is only a very short distance. Once you exit the town and make the turn west towards San Ignacio, the road is quite good and newly maintained.

Personally, I think the potholes around Laguna Chapala are among the worst. The vados on the 5 south of San Felipe are also quite bad.

DaliDali - 12-16-2015 at 11:29 AM

North of town proper....but before going up the hill.
In close proximity to where the mining operation is.

I suspect there might be a feud between the town administration and the mining jefes as to who is going to repair the ugly spots.


chuckie - 12-16-2015 at 11:38 AM

No City Money...

fourninerpapa - 12-16-2015 at 01:03 PM

I think you can go faster over the topes than the rest of the road.

23S52N - 12-16-2015 at 02:14 PM

The road in town has always been bad and made worse by odile. I suspect the mine is treating the town like Cortes did the natives and sucking everything out without putting anything back in. That would be an opinion only

Regards,
Keith

Bajahowodd - 12-16-2015 at 06:18 PM

The road in town may be crappy, but you have to drive slowly though town, anyway. I still believe that the road South of Catavina is the absolute worst section of Highway One. South of El Morro, the pavement is fine.

Pescador - 12-17-2015 at 09:47 AM

Wow, the only conspiracy theory we are missing is that Extra-Terrestrials are somehow responsible. The city is very short of funds and is responsible for repair from city limit to city limit. When Odile as well as the heavy rains of summer knocked out sections, it is very slow getting funds together to repair. If you remember, the same was true for the highway through Vizcaino for several years. Actually, the mine has put some money in the coffer specially designated for that purpose, but the city is still trying to get some state monies for the project.

AKgringo - 12-17-2015 at 10:00 AM

We should all get together and complain......to each other of course! I don't think we have much of a voice anywhere else. :P:no: