Construction In Town

So, since Roberto the Official Traffic Coordinator has been snoozing on the job. I'll ask the question. What's the scoop on the construction on Benito Juarez, Samuel Ocana, and the pothole situation around town?

mis2810 said:

So, since Roberto the Official Traffic Coordinator has been snoozing on the job. I'll ask the question. What's the scoop on the construction on Benito Juarez, Samuel Ocana, and the pothole situation around town?

The roads are not done. It takes 15 minutes to get anywhere. Samual Ocaña closely resembles the moons surface. I took a bus the other day to Hermosillo and the taxi dropped me on the wrong side of Benito and said I had to walk across to get the bus.....I hope ( I know) it is all worth it. I am sure it will be

Pot Holes, we ain't got no stinking Pot Holes.........

So BJ still isn't done???? That's a PITA.

casi casi ...almost!

If you think it's a PITA when you visit, imagine how bad it is on a daily basis. I am just grateful that they did not rip up Josefa at th same time.

So BJ is closed now from where to where?

mis2810 said:

So BJ is closed now from where to where?

From The Bank across the street from sams to the baseball stadium street, So is samuel o'cania closed off bj so no short cut to condo's.

Best route to the condos is to the Coastal Highway past Laguna Del Mar to the roundabout with the Pemex.
Best route to anywhere else is really Josefa then a right turn at any of the traffic lights to go across town or to Fremont and Unconscious. Bear left at the first traffic light coming into town for Josefa.

I know this is a long shot of a question.....
What is the estimated time of completion? (in Rocky Point time o_O)
Wondering if it will be traversable by Circus Mexicus

tequilatodd said:

I know this is a long shot of a question.....
What is the estimated time of completion? (in Rocky Point time o_O)
Wondering if it will be traversable by Circus Mexicus

Manana, o a la mejor , posado

Terry C said:

Pot Holes, we ain't got no stinking Pot Holes.........

You got that right, we call them man holes in Mexico.

dmcauley said:

Manana, o a la mejor , posado

No habla

From what I saw Todd utilities were buried and the street was level dirt, all that was needed was the paving. Hey Todd who has the best Hornitos tequila price? Hope Roberto don't see this!

Hornitos? In RP or in AZ?
I don't usually buy Hornitos.

Yes, BJ is still blocked off. The lane on the west appears to be in cement most if not all the way. The other is still in dirt. Have been fortunate the I no longer need to go on Ocana so I have nothing to offer about that. Progress on BJ is grindingly slow.

Current issue of Join Us reports that the city is saying all road projects will be completed by Semana Santa!!:eek::eek::eek:

So, I heard yesterday that Benito is finally done and open. Is it for sure? I'm coming down Monday.....

Ladyjeeper said:

So, I heard yesterday that Benito is finally done and open. Is it for sure? I'm coming down Monday.....

You Heard or saw it on the Defrente. I guess you don't need L/Plate to run around Penasco.

I don't get notifications from Defrente anymore.....I don't know why....

It's open, was on it today

Yay! I just want to make one stop at Super Ley on the way in and then hide out in my beloved Mirador the rest of the week! LOL!

The Western lane on BJ is open for 2 way traffic. Residents have taken the problem at Ocana in hand and removed the barriers at the entrance. There was 2 way traffic on the southern lanes yesterday. There is an unmarked detour next street south of Ocana. A couple of hundred yards of concrete on the north lanes just off BJ. No equipment in sight. It's a disaster.

Disaster? Adventure? It's all how you look at it!

mexicoruss said:

Disaster? Adventure? It's all how you look at it!

Adventure... some else's car
Disaster... your car

mexicoruss said:

Disaster? Adventure? It's all how you look at it!

Now that a great way to look at it. In fact what a marketing strategy. Rip up ALL the roads in town with unmarked detours and giant craters, fence off local businesses, take down all business, and traffic signs and advertise to tourists: "Come to Penasco for the biggest adventure of your life. If you can find a restaurant you can eat. If you can find a hotel, you can sleep. Special discounts for vehicle repair at all participating mechanics"

Have the one arm guy and the lady with the look at the border directing traffic.

While there are 2 lanes of BJ now open From Lopez Portillo in to town they are now tearing up the pavement north on BJ, all in front of Wally Mart. Yesterday the two lanes S. Bound were open for 2 way traffic but construction equipment was blocking everything some times. Not sure how far they will go but prolly to the Josefa/Ocana intersection eventually.
All the more reason to go to S. Beach at the killer intersection toward Laguna Shores intersection with the coastal highway. All oother destinations in town best to take the left off BJ onto Josefa where Josefa starts (the first light into town) then all the way to the Unconscious intersection or across town at any of the traffic lights.

So last month I quit doing the Pinacate volcano fields tour....I just started driving people down Samuel Ocaña explaining that this too was as close to the moons surface as you could get without going there, it saves me tons of miles and gas but not wear and tear.

I hope that's what they told Enrique Pena Nieto today on the way to Pinacate!

That's what all the stuff was today. Three huge buses , motor homes, ton's of federal police all parked on the side of road 1/4 mile before and after the entrance.

I recall reading some early Penasco history that a president way back when came and saw how bad things were, people living in caves and had the feds. help out more. If more roads were ripped up and the busses had to drive on them may have shaken out some federal pesos !!!