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Bajahowodd
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Quote: Originally posted by David K  | | Wondering if that helped Bajahowodd find the new road on satellite images? I used Bing Maps/ Aerial & Bird's Eye view formats for that one. Bing
has had newer satellite images than Google earth in many cases. |
Was looking on Google Earth and saw nothing. So after your post, I went to Bing, which I do not like, and also saw nothing.
Bottom line is that we'll be down there in a few weeks and would like to have a choice of roads to get to the gulf side.
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. . Wish that the folks that " do not want to start anything" kept it to themselves / had a more positive & friendly approach so that they in
fact did not start anything; DK has been helpful to many WITHOUT the negativity of some. . .
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by Bajahowodd | | Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Wondering if that helped Bajahowodd find the new road on satellite images? I used Bing Maps/ Aerial & Bird's Eye view formats for that one. Bing
has had newer satellite images than Google earth in many cases. |
Was looking on Google Earth and saw nothing. So after your post, I went to Bing, which I do not like, and also saw nothing.
Bottom line is that we'll be down there in a few weeks and would like to have a choice of roads to get to the gulf side. |
I do not like Bing as much either, but as it has newer images and higher resolution in some areas, it becomes the necessary evil. As for seeing what I
posted and a bit more to the east... Just zoom down on Hwy. 19, and as stated above, it is a bit north of the Diamante area, and just west of the
nearby Cabo airport, which the new road goes just north of.
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Bajahowodd
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So, what does using this road accomplish? I thought from the title of the thread, it was a road to Todos. So, if you are landing at SJD and want to
go to Todos, why should you take this road, given that highway 19 is four lanes all the way? So, you go all the way down through Cabo to take 19 and
then veer off on a toll road? Confuses me. But, I am old.
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The new road gets me to Cerritos in a easy 1 hour 5min versus a brain rattling 1 1/2 - 2 hours thru Cabos from the airport. The view from above the
bay makes for a pleasant ride.
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I've never taken the road myself, but if it goes where I think it goes, it completely bypasses San Jose del Cabo, the tourist corridor and downtown
Cabo San Lucas, heading west from the airport and intersecting with 19 several miles north of Soriana, the MEGA Store, etc. So it's not parallel with
19, but rather perpendicular with it. In my estimation, it will cut at least half an hour - not to mention a whole lot of swearing - from my trip to
Todos Santos from the airport.
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Right, it is parallel to Mex 1 so you avoid traffic and towns in Los Cabos.
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The road begins just before toll both at San Jose on airport toll road and ends at auto hotel There will be 4 different exits along the way before you
hit 19. As you come into cabo from todos there is a new bridge that is one of the new access points. The other one is supposed to let out near Costco.
The other two exits? Rumor has it they want the existing corridor road to be more pedestrian/bicycle friendly and put all the taxis etc on the new
toll road
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Behind the story: Dirt Pimps (Real Estate guys w/ lots of $$$$) wanted the traffic off the corridor. To develop the mountain side (LHD of corridor
going East bound) as too much traffic noise is disturbing good business. The current corridor was paid in some parts by those dirt pimps and they are
now trying to stretch their influence - what government doesn`t like but agreed to a new road when parts of it is again paid for and $$$ privately are
changing hands. Toll went into the same pockets.
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One thing holding up the opening of the new toll road is the ejido owners have not been paid for access thru their property. This is normal for
Mexico, once the road opens the ejido owners will never be paid. Holding up the opening is the only leverage they have.
Also, looks like the developers along the corridor CSL-SJD will gain their approval for reloacting a section of the 4 lane (again) from El Tule to
near Cerro Colorado. Currently there are 4 mega projects along the corridor..
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| Quote: Originally posted by C205Driver | | . . Wish that the folks that " do not want to start anything" kept it to themselves / had a more positive & friendly approach so that they in
fact did not start anything; DK has been helpful to many WITHOUT the negativity of some. . . |
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Bajahowodd
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So, is this road a better choice to get to San Lucas inasmuch as it bypasses everything on the fourlane?
And is C205driver a troll?
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Here's a Google Map of the new airport road - it's the red line.
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GREAT JOB !!!
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| Quote: Originally posted by JC43 | | Behind the story: Dirt Pimps (Real Estate guys w/ lots of $$$$) wanted the traffic off the corridor. To develop the mountain side (LHD of corridor
going East bound) as too much traffic noise is disturbing good business. The current corridor was paid in some parts by those dirt pimps and they are
now trying to stretch their influence - what government doesn`t like but agreed to a new road when parts of it is again paid for and $$$ privately are
changing hands. Toll went into the same pockets. |
Can you provide a source for your claim?
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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This map is immensely helpful. It shows that the road already exists and that it indeed will circumvent a good deal of traffic for those driving from
the airport to Todos Santos.
The question is: when will it be officially open? I worry both about just driving around construction cones - as if they're not there for any
particular reason - and driving through an inactive toll. My Spanish isn't quite good enough to navigate an impromptu conversation with the police,
should that happen, nor do I know the protocol when it comes to the undocumented "tolls" sometimes charged.
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| Quote: Originally posted by pauldavidmena |
This map is immensely helpful. It shows that the road already exists and that it indeed will circumvent a good deal of traffic for those driving from
the airport to Todos Santos.
The question is: when will it be officially open? I worry both about just driving around construction cones - as if they're not there for any
particular reason - and driving through an inactive toll. My Spanish isn't quite good enough to navigate an impromptu conversation with the police,
should that happen, nor do I know the protocol when it comes to the undocumented "tolls" sometimes charged. |
It will be OK, just send me a credit card authorization and I'll make sure that "toll" is taken care of.
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Make sure the bridges are installed before reaching highway speed on any new Baja highway, that hasn't been officially opened!
In July, 1973, before Hwy. 1 was paved in the Laguna Chapala Valley, we had to back up for some distance to get off the elevated levee roadbed when we
came to a bridge yet to be built, LOL!
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Bajahowodd
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Anyone remember that the airport toll toad from San Jose was washed out in a few places, even though it was relatively new?
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