LEAVING FOR ARIZONA JULY 26......SHARE EXPENSES

Deb and I are driving our F150 Super crew and Escape to Casa Grande, Az. Have room for one in each vehicle.  Share Expenses, driving.
PM if interested.  Taking the Nogales Route.  Depart the 26th and plan on arrival the 27th.

has the highway blockade north of ciudad Obregon been cleared, highway has been blocked for 28 days

They are letting tourists thru. It is open from 8:00 PM till 4:00 AM. Other hours they say it is open 1:00 hour closed 2 hours thru the day.

Here is a link to the road block bypass route:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?vps=2&ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=213108049308870321068.0004e1b7150991e969312


Has anyone tried this route? How were the roads?

TIA

Jim:

You might want to check your route again? From all that I have read, the initial suggested bypass was much longer than the one you have posted. I did read one mention of a shorter route which may be the one you have indicated but that poster indicated that it was mostly dirt "farm roads" with part of the trip over some mountains. If you click on the satellite view of your route and then zoom in, not only can you see these dirt roads but also the mountainous areas.

JMO - it doesn't look like a fun drive to me and I would probably make damned sure my gas tanks were full!

Thanks Neil, After further research, we have no intention of taking this route.   We plan on leaving Obregon @ 3 AM and hope to get thru the blockade area well before they close it @ 4 AM.....it is approx. 36 miles North of Obregon.   For us a 2 hour delay on 15 beats the additional hours going thru Laredo and back tracking to Casa Grande.