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Autopista del Sol Reopens After 9-Hour Blockade as Guerrero Opens Talks With Sierra Communities

Talks followed the highway protest, with the governor pledging community visits as authorities prepare a public-works diagnostic tour.

Overview

  • - About 1,000 residents and community commissioners from 16–17 Sierra de Chilpancingo localities blocked all lanes near the Chichihualco junction to press for services.
  • - Protesters demanded doctors, medicines, road rehabilitation, and firebreaks for wildfire prevention, along with direct engagement from state and municipal leaders.
  • - The meeting was held behind closed doors at the state police university; Governor Evelyn Salgado attended after delays linked to the mayor’s late arrival.
  • - The governor’s operative coordinator, Rubén Hernández Fuentes, intervened on site to arrange the meeting, and traffic was restored gradually, flowing in both directions by about 19:10.
  • - Communities submitted public-works requests as a comisario reported reopening the Omiltemi water valves previously shut since March 6, and the state scheduled a diagnostic tour next week.