Sonora’s governor says his government hopes to one day build a highway connecting the small border town of Sásabe with the rest of the Mexican state’s highway system.
Gov. Alfonso Durazo told reporters Wednesday that the highway project would make it easier for Arizona residents to visit more of the state’s long Gulf of California coastline.
“Their demand for beach and sun, for lodging and hotels, will change from Puerto Peñasco and San Carlos to the beaches of Caborca,” Durazo said.
The municipality of Caborca includes a series of small beach towns south of the current popular beach destination of Puerto Peñasco, or Rocky Point.
The project would involve paving much of the long stretch of road between the Sonoran town of Altar and the small port of entry into Arizona at Sásabe. Durazo’s government has not released a detailed plan or announced funding for the highway project.
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