Los Cabos Mayor Christian Agúndez announced plans to hand over the first 94 units of the federal “Housing for Well-being” program in Cabo San Lucas at the same time the Mujeres Libres Roundabout overpass opens. The overpass, formerly known as the Fonatur Roundabout project, is now 98 percent complete.
Officials are hoping President Claudia Sheinbaum will travel to Baja California Sur to preside over both inaugurations. Only minor finishing work, including landscaping and signage, remains on the overpass before it can open to traffic.
704 Affordable Units Coming to Brisas del Pacífico
The 94 homes are the first phase of Fraccionamiento Sierra Vista, a 704-unit development under construction in the Brisas del Pacífico area of Cabo San Lucas. The project sits on a 50,281-square-meter site and will include 44 four-story apartment buildings. Individual units range from 50 to 60 square meters (roughly 540 to 645 square feet).
“The buildings are practically finished,” Agúndez said in an interview with a local newspaper. “On our end, we still had the connection to a pumping station pending, but that work is now underway.” The housing is part of President Sheinbaum’s National Housing Plan, a federal initiative aimed at providing affordable workforce housing across Mexico.
Overpass Will Ease a Major Traffic Bottleneck
The Mujeres Libres overpass replaces the old Fonatur Roundabout in San José del Cabo, a traffic circle that routinely added 20 to 30 minutes to airport transfers during rush hour. The 400-million-peso project (roughly $20 million USD) features a four-lane underpass, dedicated access roads, U-turn bridges, and new safety infrastructure. More than 63,000 vehicles use the Transpeninsular Highway daily, with two-thirds headed to either Cabo San Lucas or San José del Cabo.
As recently as February, the overpass was reported at 72 percent completion. The jump to 98 percent in the months since tracks with earlier projections that the structure would be operational by late spring 2026. Travelers should still expect some lane shifts and detours until the final two percent of work wraps up.
What It Means for Cabo’s Growth
The dual opening would mark a notable moment for Los Cabos infrastructure. The overpass addresses the corridor’s worst traffic chokepoint, while the Sierra Vista development adds a significant block of affordable housing in a municipality where rapid tourism growth has strained the housing supply for local workers. The remaining 610 units in Fraccionamiento Sierra Vista do not yet have a public delivery timeline.
This story was first reported by the Gringo Gazette on May 24, 2026.