The municipality of La Paz graded and repaired 953.43 kilometers of rural roads during the first six months of 2026, acting mayor Amor Fenech Montaño announced this week. The work covered dozens of communities across the sprawling municipality, from coastal towns to historic mining villages in the Sierra de la Laguna foothills.
Crews began in January with roads serving Álvaro Obregón and San Blas, two agricultural communities north of the city. The program continued month by month, reaching areas including San Antonio, El Triunfo, El Pescadero, Todos Santos, and Colonia El Progreso by May and June.
Heavy Truck Traffic and Rain Drive Constant Damage
According to municipal officials, rural routes in La Paz suffer constant wear from heavy cargo trucks and seasonal rains. The grading work addressed damage caused by both regular vehicle traffic and storm runoff. Municipal work crews were deployed on a rolling schedule to respond to the most urgent stretches first.
Many of these dirt and gravel roads connect farming communities to Highway 19 and Highway 1, the two paved arteries running through the municipality. Without regular maintenance, washouts and deep ruts can leave settlements temporarily cut off, especially during the late-summer hurricane season from August through October.
New Equipment Planned for Second Half of 2026
Fenech Montaño said the road rehabilitation is part of a permanent infrastructure program in Baja California Sur. The municipal government plans to purchase new heavy equipment to expand coverage in the second half of the year. That acquisition would allow crews to reach more remote delegaciones that were not serviced in the first six months.
The La Paz municipality covers roughly 20,275 square kilometers, making it one of the largest in Mexico by area. Much of that territory is connected only by unpaved roads. For drivers heading to popular destinations like Todos Santos (about 80 km southwest of La Paz) or El Pescadero (roughly 90 km), the last few kilometers to beaches, farms, and smaller communities often depend on these maintained dirt roads.
The 953-kilometer total over six months averages about 159 km of grading per month, a pace the municipality hopes to increase once new machinery arrives.
First reported by BCS Noticias and Tribuna de México.