superbusydad
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Road condition between La Paz and Loreto
I read the 5/25 report on the road from La Paz and Loreto, and said there was a great deal of construction. What is the current update and how long
should I plan if I drive straight through? I am leaving 7/26. thanks
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DaliDali
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| Quote: | Originally posted by superbusydad
I read the 5/25 report on the road from La Paz and Loreto, and said there was a great deal of construction. What is the current update and how long
should I plan if I drive straight through? I am leaving 7/26. thanks |
As of July 3rd 2014, MX 1 is tore up in one spot east of Insurgentes.....down from the 2 spots before.
The highway detours off the main road onto a dirt path on the south side.
It runs for a few miles before rejoining the pavement.
Then it's clear sailing eastbound down the hill, past the Agua Verde turnoff and on down (now northbound) to the turn off for the resort complex at
Ensenada Blanca
Once north of Ensenada Blanca, there are a few places that are detoured off the pavement onto dirt side roads.
At a point known as the "mirador" which is after (north of) Puerto Escondido and after (north of) Juncalito, work is ongoing that involves dumping
tons of rocks down on to the highway from the bluff above.
Workers and machinery need time to clear the road of the rocks.
So traffic in each direction comes to a full stop at that time.
Wait times can vary and my wait was about 30-40 minutes.
After one gets north of the mirador and closer to Loreto, there are a few places that have detours off the pavement.
Much of the work "might" be finished by your travel date. Except for the mirador....it looks like a long term project.
With clear sailing from Loreto to La Paz and no delays, about 4 hours driving time is about normal.
If time is of a big concern on arrival time to either Loreto or La Paz, you might add 2 hours to add plenty of leeway.
I have no info from La Paz, north to Constitution.
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I went from Centenario to Conquista last week. The highway is torn up from the Pemex to about 3-4 miles north. It's not too bad; there's not much
traffic there, and they have dirt bypass lanes.
It will be great when the 4-lane extends to Constitucion.
[Edited on 7-6-2014 by danaeb]
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It will probably all change before the 26th of July, so too early to really tell what the road conditions and timings might be.
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superbusydad
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So if I get off at 9 am from La Paz, what is a conservative time table to get to Loreto? Thanks for your GREAT insight!
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5 hours - with 3 kids.
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Howz the road construction south of CC? It was pretty bad last April. Traveling Sundays works well except La Mirador--they were working. Thanks.
Tio
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When I travelled it last month (Cd.C to LP) the worst part was entering La Paz.
They are doing "improvements" and diverting traffic just as you enter the outskirts of town.
Rest of hwy was in good shape for most part.
| Quote: | Originally posted by tiotomasbcs
Howz the road construction south of CC? It was pretty bad last April. Traveling Sundays works well except La Mirador--they were working. Thanks.
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\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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We just did la paz loreto today. We left at 4 and arrived here at 8:00.
Road conditions were excellent as all the workers were gone at this time and it was smooth sailing.
Here was the problem! Wherever they have added new asphalt ( and there are a ton of spots) the rise is so high that it creates a hazard. No
warning. Huge bump up. No bueno for the new bearings we just put on the truck.
Les does not know the meaning of slow down, he races with the devil himself on the roads so we jumped high aplenty ))):
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SBD, please don't take this negatively, but I've been reading your posts and inquiries; I truly hope one day you and all your kids can slow down and
see the real Baja, not the Mexican DysneyWorld version. Whatever you do, please be careful on the road... it's not built for hurry-ups, and there's
lots of crosses to prove it.
Buen viaje, and rip some lips out there!~
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabuddha
SBD, please don't take this negatively, but I've been reading your posts and inquiries; I truly hope one day you and all your kids can slow down and
see the real Baja, not the Mexican DysneyWorld version. Whatever you do, please be careful on the road... it's not built for hurry-ups, and there's
lots of crosses to prove it.
Buen viaje, and rip some lips out there!~ |
Yup!
A pretty safe figure to use is 50 mph average on Hwy. 1. So, La Paz to Loreto is 223 miles, and round up to 5 hours.
Ciudad Constitucion has many signals, and make sure you stop fully at them.
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superbusydad
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Latest update on the road conditions between La Paz to Loreto????
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it's Mexico, nothing much has changed in eleven days.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Drove yesterday from Insugentes to Loreto. Just south of town they are dynamite and bulldozing the mountain. Be ready to wait for over an hour as I
did. Also I waited last month (June)for 50 minutes. I do not think they work on Sunday. I planned on missing my Alaska Air flight , but luckily it
arrived late. I had to leave my baggage in airport as they would not check it in . Just take your time and relax. Nothing is certain on Baja roads.
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