Punta Allen Road Rehabilitation Reaches 80 Percent Completion

Tulum, Quintana Roo — Residents of Punta Allen say work to rehabilitate the road connecting their community to the municipal seat of Tulum is roughly 80 percent complete, a project they describe as vital to local fishing and tourism.

Alejandro Velázquez Cruz, a Punta Allen resident, said the road has reached about 80 percent completion and stressed that better conditions will benefit both residents and visitors.

Moisés Pool Quijano, general secretary of the UNTRAC union’s Section 2 in Tulum, said crews have already rehabilitated around 16 kilometers (10 miles), leaving five to six kilometers (3 to 4 miles) before the road reaches Punta Allen.

He said the work is being carried out by a coalition made up of UNTRAC Section 2 “Antonio Hau Can,” UNTRAC Holil, the CROC and the CNOP labor organizations, in coordination with the state Public Works Department.

The job involves filling, stabilizing and compacting the roadway with cementing material under the supervision of engineers to ensure quality, he added.

Officials also plan to work on the stretch between the Sian Ka’an arch and the Boca Paila bridge, with the aim of bringing the roughly 46 kilometers (29 miles) of roadway into optimal condition.

According to Pool Quijano, once the rehabilitation is finished, driving time could fall from the current three to four hours to about 40 or 45 minutes.

The union leader credited coordination among the organizations, state authorities and community sectors, and thanked the governor and the agencies involved for supporting the recovery of the key route.