Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, October 26, 2026 – Truckers plan protests from 8 a.m. Monday at Guadalajara’s highway approaches, including La Venta del Astillero, putting the Puerto Vallarta corridor at risk of delays.
According to Telediario’s account of a notice from Industriales Jalisco, demonstrators intend to position trucks on shoulders and service lanes while allowing traffic through. Early-morning reporting did not establish which stretches were already experiencing protest-related delays or provide verified waiting times.
For residents heading inland for a medical appointment, business meeting or flight, the practical question is where a gathering could interfere with their particular route.
The clearest announced point for Guadalajara-bound travelers from Vallarta is La Venta del Astillero, on the highway to Nogales at Guadalajara’s western approach. In its report on Canacar Jalisco’s protest plan, El Informador identified that location as a gathering point from which trucks could move toward the metropolitan area.
That makes the approach to Guadalajara a particular concern even for drivers whose earlier highway journey has been uneventful. Any disruption there could affect the final stretch into the city.
Travelers continuing to Guadalajara International Airport have another announced demonstration area to consider. Telediario listed the airport-bound service road along the Chapala highway, between Periférico and the terminal. Its report also identified gatherings beside the Acatlán toll plaza on the Guadalajara–Colima highway and near the former La Joya toll plaza on the Guadalajara–Mexico highway.
Those locations serve different approaches to Guadalajara. Their relevance depends on where a traveler is going after reaching the metropolitan area.
In Nayarit, Meganoticias reported a more specific gathering location near the Guadalajara–Tepic highway near Bonaterra, between the federal transport ministry’s facilities and the San Cayetano bridge. The announced start is 8 a.m.
José de Jesús García, Canacar’s Nayarit delegate, told the outlet that demonstrators would avoid closing roads. Trucks are expected to occupy the service lanes.
Telediario also included the Jala–Puerto Vallarta highway and Federal Highway 200 in its broader description of possible disruption. However, it supplied no kilometer markers for those corridors. That leaves the precise extent of any effect on the coastal connections unresolved.
For bus passengers, the announced freight protest does not automatically mean their departure has been canceled. Meganoticias reported that Canapat, the organization representing major intercity passenger-bus operators, would not participate and that scheduled services remained in place. Passengers should confirm their particular departure with the company, since operating a service and completing it on time are separate questions.
The protest centers on demands for better highway security, action against extortion and changes to operating costs and tax provisions. In its reporting on the national mobilization, transport-industry publication TyT said participating organizations maintained their plans despite the federal government’s offer of dialogue.
Road security was also part of the agreement that ended four days of highway blockades in November 2025, as Vallarta Daily previously reported.
For Monday’s journeys, Industriales Jalisco urged travelers to “take the necessary precautions for their journeys and logistics operations,” according to Telediario’s report, translated from Spanish.
A useful pre-departure check is the condition of the specific approach a traveler will use, along with confirmation of any bus or transfer booking. For airport-bound travelers, checking La Venta del Astillero alone leaves a second part of the trip unresolved: the Chapala-road approach between Periférico and the terminal.
