A backup of 30 cars and trailers yesterday resulted in drivers honking impatiently to speed up the process while pointing to their watches.
Drivers using the new Libramiento Mazatlán opened on December 19 and which connects the Concordia-Villa Unión highway at the conjunction of the Mazatlán-Durango autopista with the Culiacán toll and free highways, were forced to wait 20 minutes to pay at the initial toll booth.
The toll booths are operated by groupo IDEAL which owns the concession for the Libramiento Mazatlán.
A backup of 30 cars and trailers yesterday resulted in drivers honking impatiently to speed up the process while pointing to their watches. Personnel responded by setting up a table, cash box and box of toll receipts beside the road to form a second line where drivers could pay the cuota and continue on their journey.
Drivers complained that there are signs beginning in Tepic, Nayarit, announcing the new Mazatlán bypass road, but the concession company wasn´t ready at the toll booths. Others said entrance to the road was confusing because of lack of direction signs. Nor were there signs announcing nearby service stations.
The Mazatlán bypass road is expected to save drivers heading north 40 minutes in time. Transit officials predict approximately 4,000 vehicles will travel the road daily.
Construction of branch roads into central Mazatlán and the airport are planned for this year. However, ejiditarios from Chicuras and San Franciquito have obtained a temporary amparo to stop construction of the airport road connector.
(from Noroeste)
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