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BREAKING NEWS · OCTOBER 28, 2026
Truckers agree to withdraw highway blockades as negotiations continue
The October 27 agreement calls for participating transport organizations to clear blockades and suspend their protests while working groups address their demands.
What was agreed
On October 27, the Secretaría de Gobernación and participating transport organizations, including CANACAR, agreed to withdraw highway blockades and continue negotiations through working groups. The agenda covers highway security, road infrastructure, tax matters, social security and working conditions. Gobernación will coordinate follow-up with the relevant authorities. Source: UnoTV, October 27.
What this means for drivers
The withdrawal of participating groups’ blockades should reduce protest-related delays. Late-afternoon reports on October 27 described removals on León–Silao and Chamapa–Lechería. The agreement itself does not confirm that every affected road has reopened or that separate local demonstrations have ended. Source: UnoTV reopening updates.
Security demands remain under negotiation
HAMOTAC’s national leader described the outcome as a pause in mobilizations while negotiations continue. He said working groups would involve the Guardia Nacional and authorities in states with serious highway-security problems. The agreement establishes a process to seek solutions; it does not demonstrate that the underlying security problems have been resolved. Source: UnoTV interview, October 27.
Nogales and Highway 15D
For drivers heading south through Sonora and Sinaloa toward Mazatlán, Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta, the agreement is encouraging news about protest disruption. It is not a live clearance for the entire 15D corridor. Check conditions on your specific stretch before departure and during stops, especially if crossing at Nogales on Friday, October 30.
Updated October 28, 2026. The agreement was reached October 27. The regional notes below are retained from our October 27 report and describe earlier conditions, not confirmed closures today.
New driver reports: Nogales, 15D and the Pacific coast
Added October 28, 2026. These are firsthand accounts shared in our Facebook group, not independently verified. They describe individual journeys, not an all-clear for the entire route. Original posts may require group membership.
Drew Y Jeanne Stewart: Nogales–Navojoa–Stone Island
Drew and Jeanne report crossing Nogales the previous morning, staying overnight in Navojoa and continuing to Stone Island the following day. They were not stopped after clearing border inspection. The precise travel dates were not stated in the account supplied to us. Source: Drew Y Jeanne Stewart’s original group report.
Brandi Kuhn: Mariposa/Nogales to Nayarit via 15D
Brandi crossed at Mariposa/Nogales on Sunday, October 25. After vehicle-import arrangements and completing details at KM 21 on Monday, she departed around 3:30 p.m. and stayed in Hermosillo. She continued to Mazatlán on Tuesday and Nayarit on Wednesday. She reports one brief checkpoint entering Nayarit: officers asked her destination and let her continue. Other checkpoints appeared to focus on large trucks. She also noted some freshly resurfaced, smooth stretches in Sinaloa and described an uneventful drive. Her import arrangements were specific to her vehicle and circumstances. Source: Brandi Kuhn’s original group report.
Ivy Jones Gagne: KM 21 to San Carlos, Sonora
Ivy reports driving from KM 21, stopping overnight at a noisy Pemex and then continuing to San Carlos. She described the roads as very good and noticeably improved compared with her trip on the same highway three years earlier. Her exact travel dates were not supplied. Source: Ivy Jones Gagne’s original group report.
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Earlier regional reports — October 26–27
Nogales and Highway 15D: Sonora and Sinaloa
For travelers crossing at Nogales on Friday, October 30: a trouble-free journey reported earlier this week cannot confirm Friday’s conditions. El Imparcial reported a protest at Hermosillo’s toll plaza 152, on the Nogales side, on Monday, October 26. Its current status has not been verified. Source: El Imparcial.
The Sinaloa government announced on October 25 that participating transport groups had agreed to keep operating and avoid road blockades, with a symbolic Monday convoy in Culiacán. That local agreement is not a nationwide settlement or a live all-clear for 15D. Source: Government of Sinaloa. EFE’s October 27 report describes a divided transport sector, with some groups negotiating and others continuing their protest. Source: EFE.
Member reports: Mark Bec says he crossed Saturday and drove 15D through Hermosillo and Los Mochis without problems, with Mazatlán next and Bucerías planned afterward. Mark Coats reports driving from Eagle Pass to Ajijic without issues on October 26. These are traveler-submitted accounts, not independently verified; exact times and full routes were not provided.
Guadalajara and Jalisco
Industrial representatives warned that demonstrations were expected to continue Tuesday, particularly on the Zapotlanejo highway and the Puerto Vallarta road near La Venta del Astillero. They anticipated intermittent restrictions affecting one or two lanes, with traffic still passing but potentially substantial delays. This is an advance warning, not confirmation of a complete closure this morning. Source: El Informador, October 26, 9:05 p.m.
Central Mexico, Puebla and Veracruz
Early Tuesday reporting identified continuing closures around Plazas Outlet Lerma and La Marquesa on the México–Toluca corridor. Possible renewed protests were also reported for México–Querétaro at Tepotzotlán, México–Pachuca, México–Puebla and Chamapa–Lechería. Those proposed Tuesday actions were not confirmed closures when reported. Source: El Financiero.
Monday-night reports also listed disruptions on Puebla–Acatzingo near Chachapa, Ciudad Mendoza–Córdoba near San Cristóbal, Tehuacán–Oaxaca, Nuevo Teapa–Cosoleacaque and the Cuernavaca bypass. Their current status needs checking before departure. Separately, the Confederación Agropecuaria de México suspended its planned Tuesday agricultural blockades; that announcement does not settle the truckers’ dispute. Source: TV Azteca.
Northern Sinaloa: separate local protest announced
Transport alliances announced a Tuesday protest beginning at 7 a.m. near Vinaterías on the Los Mochis–San Blas road, with possible restrictions of one lane in each direction. This concerns local construction-hauling work. The San Blas named here is in northern Sinaloa, not the coastal destination in Nayarit. The report describes planned action, not a verified current closure. Source: El Debate, October 26.
Other regions
Monday’s demonstrations included slow-moving convoys and gatherings around León–Silao, Irapuato, Morelia, Calera in Zacatecas, Xalapa–Banderilla, Coatzacoalcos–Minatitlán, Villahermosa–Cárdenas and Mérida–Campeche. Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez also saw demonstrations. These are locations reported from Monday, rather than a list of confirmed Tuesday closures. Source: UnoTV, October 27.
Guadalajara–Tepic: TAG requirement announced for November 1
According to El Informador, citing the highway operator, the Guadalajara–Tepic toll highway will stop accepting cash on November 1, 2026, requiring electronic TAG payment. The report names Arenal, Plan de Barrancas A and B, and Santa María del Oro. Have your TAG ready and sufficiently funded. This announcement applies to that highway. Source: El Informador, October 26.
Traveler report: Lukeville to Mazatlán
A member’s report headed October 24–25, 2026 describes an easy Lukeville crossing in a loaded Toyota Camry with a dog. They reported generally good roads, some rough patches and no roadside checkpoints on their journey. They also found Waze useful alongside Google Maps for road-hazard alerts. Source: traveler-submitted account shared for this update; not independently verified.
Traveler report: Colombia Bridge to Lo de Marcos
Billy Dubery reports a smooth journey with an overnight stop in Matehuala. His F-250 experienced a brief customs delay involving what he described as special approval. He encountered no roadside checkpoints or stops and found roads generally good, apart from rough stretches around San Luis Potosí. His travel date was not provided. Original group report — membership required.
These firsthand accounts describe individual journeys; checkpoint and border experiences can differ.
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