Arrived yesterday 10/1 at our house in Punta Perula, Jalisco, MX. We made the trip in our 2003 chassis Class B Sprinter Van. This info is for MX 15 toll road Nogales to Tepic and HWY 200 Tepic to Punta Perula. The roadways into through and out of most of the cities are typically poor to fair condition with lot of pot holes, tope's etc.
Left from De Anza RV park in Amado AZ and crossed at Nogales Mariposa crossing. No changes noted in the crossing except, on the US side there appears to be almost finished construction for a US departure checkpoint with cameras and booths. I guess we'll have to tell them why we would ever want to go to Mexico.....
KM21 no changes, from the time we crossed the US side until we were leaving KM2 one hour. Road to Santa Anna is good. First 10 KM or so after Santa Anna a little rough. After the rough spot the road is good until the tool booth just east of the turn for Guymas/San Calos. From the tool booth to Cuiad Obregon the road is under construction all of the way into Obregon. Lots of single lane one direction with marked 40 KM speed limits. You can make good time if you get behind an express bus...
Obrigon to Navora is smooth 110Km/h four lane concrete. Navora to the Sinola border is rough but you can make time in the left lane.
Sinola south to Mazatlan good roads. Mazatlan bypass is open and if you stay in a park at the north end of Mazatlan and jump on the bypass you can save an hour or two slogging through Mazatlan proper.
Mazatlan to Perula two lane road in good condition with enough shoulders to make three lanes for passing into on coming traffic as both lane will move to the shoulder to allow the pass. They WILL NOT slow down however. HWY 200 from Tepic still sucks, went down hill behind a gas tanker for 2 hours. Highway 200 south of El Tuito lots construction as the road is being widened to three lanes all of the way to Los Morles.
Hope this helps with everyone's planning for this years adventures to Mexico.
