Tijuana-Ensenada Toll Road Collapse Affecting Tourism in Baja California Katie Schoolov - KPBS
go to original January 12, 2014

One of the most scenic sections of the coastal highway between Tijuana and Ensenada collapsed on December 28, cutting off the main route for tourists, residents and commercial vehicles traveling down the Baja California peninsula. Jill Replogle from Fronteras Desk tells us about the impacts it’s having on traffic and business in Baja. (KPBSSanDiego)

The collapse of part of the scenic toll road that runs from Tijuana down the Baja California peninsula has been bad news for the tourism industry in Ensenada.

The highway collapsed on Dec. 28 about 58 miles south of the U.S.–Mexico border, plunging a cement truck some 100 feet toward the ocean. The driver got out and was unhurt.

The stretch of damaged highway runs along a steep cliff above Salsipuedes Bay. “Sal si puedes” translates to “get out if you can.”

The highway now is impassible and traffic is being rerouted onto the old two-lane highway between Tijuana and Ensenada.

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