Governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío announced that Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) will deliver a new asphalt donation to Baja California Sur in the coming days. The material will fund pothole patching, repaving, and road rehabilitation across all five of the state’s municipalities: La Paz, Los Cabos, Comondú, Mulegé, and Loreto.
The state’s Secretariat of Urban Planning, Infrastructure, Mobility, Environment, and Resources (SEPUIMM) and the State Road Board (JEC) will carry out the work. Castro Cosío said the road improvement programs address one of the most common demands from residents: safer, more functional streets and highways.
Where the Asphalt Will Go
The donated asphalt will be used for three types of projects: pothole repair, resurfacing of existing roads, and rehabilitation of access roads and feeder highways. These feeder routes connect smaller towns to major highways, including the Transpeninsular Highway (Highway 1) that runs the length of the Baja peninsula.
The governor did not specify exact tonnage or a peso value for the new donation. He also did not name which roads will be prioritized in this round of work.
Past PEMEX Donations Already Put to Use
Previous asphalt donations from PEMEX funded at least two major projects in BCS. The state resurfaced Boulevard Agustín Olachea, one of the main thoroughfares in La Paz, the state capital. Crews also reconstructed a 64-kilometer (roughly 40-mile) stretch of road between Ciudad Insurgentes and Villa Ignacio Zaragoza in the Comondú municipality.
That Ciudad Insurgentes route is a key connector in the central part of the state. Ciudad Insurgentes sits along Highway 1 and serves as a junction for drivers heading to coastal communities like San Juanico (Scorpion Bay) and La Purísima.
Road Conditions Across BCS
Baja California Sur spans nearly 74,000 square kilometers but has a population of only about 798,000, making it the least densely populated state in Mexico. Long distances between towns and extreme summer heat take a heavy toll on pavement. Road quality is a persistent concern for both residents and the thousands of tourists who drive the peninsula each year.
PEMEX, Mexico’s state-owned petroleum company, produces asphalt as a byproduct of oil refining. Donating surplus material to state governments is a mechanism PEMEX has used in multiple Mexican states to support infrastructure without direct budget allocations.
The announcement was published by the Baja California Sur state government at bcs.gob.mx.