Traffic authorities recommend using the federal free highway to Cuernavaca as the main alternate route; however, this option also reports slow progress due to unexpected high demand. Representatives of the capital government went to the conflict point with the firm intention of setting up an urgent working table. They promise to send water trucks and review the hydraulic infrastructure to achieve the removal of the barricade. The circulation cut began near the toll booth in the Tlalpan borough, completely choking the main route heading south. The protesters, made up of various neighborhood groups, demand from the authorities a regular supply of drinking water. Through signs and human barriers, the residents denounce having gone entire weeks without receiving the basic service in their homes, a critical situation that motivated them to take this form of communication. The protest completely halted the advance of private vehicles, tourist buses, and heavy transport.
Impact on the start of vacations Journalist Joaquín López-Dóriga made the conflict visible early through his account on the X platform, where he posted: "They report this blockage at the beginning of the Mexico-Cuernavaca highway in CDMX." Neighbors in the south of the capital closed the Mexico-Cuernavaca highway in both directions this Friday. This demonstration occurs just at the start of the holiday exodus for Holy Week, triggering a massive traffic collapse for thousands of motorists planning to leave the city. This message confirmed the chaos faced by travelers, who see their rest itineraries frustrated. Lines of cars exceed ten kilometers in length, severely affecting connecting avenues such as Viaducto Tlalpan and the exit of Insurgentes Sur. Elements of the Citizen Security Secretariat (SSC) and National Guard forces arrived at the site to secure the area, prevent confrontations between angry drivers and protesters, and attempt to establish a peaceful dialogue. Meanwhile, uncertainty reigns among the hundreds of stranded vacationers, who await the immediate release of the asphalt to continue their journey to the tourist destinations of Morelos and Guerrero.
