Collapsed Baja Toll Road May Reopen By Summer Chris Nichols - U-T San Diego
go to original January 5, 2014

A barrier lines the edge of a highway that was cut off after landslide destroyed several hundred feet of the coastal highway connecting Ensenada and Rosarito Beach on December 29, 2013 about ten miles north of Ensenada, Mexico. The landslide took place in a seismically active area. (David Maung/U-T San Diego)

By summer, Mexican officials hope to reopen a troubled but popular toll road that funnels tourists to Baja California’s burgeoning wine country, an official with the state government said this week.

A portion of the Tijuana-to-Ensenada Scenic Road south of Rosarito Beach collapsed toward the sea in late December. Segments of pavement slid hundreds of feet down the steep sandstone cliffs upon which the corridor was built in the 1960s. No injuries were reported.

The closure of that stretch of toll road — the busiest highway in Baja California — comes amid the region’s fledgling tourism recovery. Business and government leaders said they’re publicizing alternate routes, and are hoping to have a temporary fix completed within half a year.

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