Jalisco began work on an elevated U-turn at Puerto Vallarta Airport ahead of Terminal 2. Lane restrictions, detours, and work hours are still unclear.
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, November 13, 2026 – Jalisco kicked off construction on an elevated U-turn on Avenida Francisco Medina Ascencio on Thursday, right outside Puerto Vallarta International Airport. The horseshoe-shaped ramp will let vehicles reverse direction at the airport without going any farther down the avenue. The state is building it in anticipation of Terminal 2’s opening.
Drivers still don’t have a public traffic schedule for the work. Vallarta Daily asked the Secretaría de Infraestructura y Obra Pública which lanes would be restricted, when the crews would be working, where drivers would be sent in the event of detours, and whether the airport entrances and exits would change. The agency had not replied by publication.
Jalisco awarded four contracts on November 5 worth a total of 115.5 million pesos (including tax). Two of these are for the foundations and columns on the west and east sides. The other two are for the ramps and associated street works on the west and east sides. The deadline for those works is 31st December. The state has not yet confirmed when the ramps will be open to traffic.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) began construction of Terminal 2 in 2022, aiming to have the first six gates operational by December. In October last year, GAP CEO Raúl Revuelta Musalem gave a target date of March 2027 for the delivery of the new terminal. A date for the full terminal to open to passengers has yet to be confirmed.
The ramp is the most recent road project on the north side. The Las Juntas overpass opened in September 2025, and the Amado Nervo Bridge between Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas opened last month.
When Mayor Luis Ernesto Munguía González put the project on the table last November, he said it would change how drivers get to Villa Las Flores, Guadalupe Victoria, and Parque Las Palmas. He also said the project would eliminate one turn. The left turnoff at the military zone for those going south on Medina Ascencio would be gone.
