mcfez
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I just heard for the second time that once the highway improvement is completed from Mexicali to San Felipe......the state plans to install a toll
booth. Has anyone heard this too?
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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sancho
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Speculation? perhaps. but it
would not be surprizing, even further so. of
SF, the effort they put into the road to Gonzaga,
I could see them charging for the Hwy to SF
when it is repaved, they charge on Hwy1,
2 from Tecate to so. of Mexicali, so Hwy 5
seems to fit in, for a distance like that, maybe
100 mi., I could see a toll of $10 +
Good point D, traditionally there was always a libre rd.
somewhere in the vicinity of the Toll Rd., would not
be easy to drive Mexicali/SF along side Hwy 5 in the dirt
[Edited on 9-28-2012 by sancho]
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It used to be policy...regulation or law that if a toll road was put in, there had to be a free road as well.
Will there be a road for the less priveleged to use without driving in the dirt?
I think Blvd. 2000, for one, really stretches this point.
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I dunno  ....but they could do with a few taco booths 
Coco's will certainly have a different "cachet" once the pavement passes west of him....more visitors I hope....for his refreshment business at
least....
Don't believe everything you think....
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That is my understanding as well
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
It used to be policy...regulation or law that if a toll road was put in, there had to be a free road as well.
Will there be a road for the less priveleged to use without driving in the dirt?
I think Blvd. 2000, for one, really stretches this point. |
Maybe the Laguna Salada counts as a free road
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i drove from mulege to sf a week ago and their getting so far south that coco has started a toll booth. he plans to take over all maintenance and
landscaping of this new beautiful road and promises no bull on his hwy. He says he'll except both pesos or tin cans so everyone will need to start
collecting them from the roadways.
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no need to collect the cans from the road. there are none! just save your cans during your trip and dump them in his yard when you pass thru. sorta
like paying a toll.....
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grace59
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I'm thinking this is just a rumor. I first heard this back when they were building what is now the new Military Checkpoint on 5. I guess someone
thought that they were going to be Toll Booths...the rumor then was that Carlos Slim had purchased the Highway and would be charging a toll for its
use.  I once asked one of the soldiers there about it...saying that I
heard there would be a charge to use the road and he looked at me like I was a bit Loco...and then laughed about the entire thing. Like I
said....probably just a resurfacing of an old rumor. Must not be anything new to talk about in SF.
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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Marc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by amigobaja
i drove from mulege to sf a week ago and their getting so far south that coco has started a toll booth. he plans to take over all maintenance and
landscaping of this new beautiful road and promises no bull on his hwy. He says he'll except both pesos or tin cans so everyone will need to start
collecting them from the roadways. |
Only Tecate cans.
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Bajajorge
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
I just heard for the second time that once the highway improvement is completed from Mexicali to San Felipe......the state plans to install a toll
booth. Has anyone heard this too? |
You been hangin out in the hot tub? Or is this some fact from someone who knows all for a fact?
When they first put in the permanent military check point just north of San Felipe, one of the big hot tub rumors was that it was a toll station. But,
now we know that it is a permanent military check point.
Maybe the Mexican government read some of these forums and got the bright
idea to change it a toll station to make a few bucks from the gringos.
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mcfez
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**Rumors Rumors Rumors Rumors Rumors Rumors**
Is exactly what my topic declared :-)
As for hanging out in the Hot Tubs.....
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajajorge
| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
I just heard for the second time that once the highway improvement is completed from Mexicali to San Felipe......the state plans to install a toll
booth. Has anyone heard this too? |
You been hangin out in the hot tub? Or is this some fact from someone who knows all for a fact?
When they first put in the permanent military check point just north of San Felipe, one of the big hot tub rumors was that it was a toll station. But,
now we know that it is a permanent military check point.
Maybe the Mexican government read some of these forums and got the bright
idea to change it a toll station to make a few bucks from the gringos.
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[Edited on 9-30-2012 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Yessssss???
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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grace59
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A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way. ~John Tudor
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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