Los Cabos is heading into a roadwork year that will touch everyday life in both San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. Some of the most talked-about projects sit right on commuter choke points, including the Santa Rosa vado connection and a long-awaited rebuild near San José’s historic core. The catch is that several projects are still moving through technical review, bidding, and final approvals, so the “what” is clearer than the “when.” Here’s what officials say is on deck.
The 2026 paving map
The clearest picture so far comes from two tracks of work that are set to overlap in 2026. One is a package of mobility projects tied to the Fideicomiso de Obras de Infraestructura Social, which has framed next year as a major push for connectivity, especially in San José del Cabo. The other is the municipal public works agenda, where Calle Ignacio Zaragoza is positioned as an early priority because it sits beside the Centro Histórico and has long-running problems below the pavement as well as on the surface.
San José del Cabo priorities
If you live in San José and you’ve watched traffic stack up whenever anything goes wrong on the Transpeninsular, the Santa Rosa area is the headline project to watch. Officials have described the next phase at the Vado de Santa Rosa as the piece meant to complete the connection toward Guaymitas and strengthen an alternate route that ties into the broader movement pattern around Boulevard Forjadores. It’s been discussed as a concrete vado-style crossing designed to keep the area from becoming isolated in storm season, rather than an elevated bridge.
Beyond the vado, the 2026 project pipeline for San José also points to several named corridors and connectors, including a second-stage build for Profesor César Martínez Ceseña, work associated with José Ernesto Arámburo, and planned interventions on a roadway identified as Miraflores. Officials have also referenced Juan Pedrín Castillo and a Circuito Copa México project in the same 2026 bundle, along with a drainage job tied to the IMSS clinic that’s being treated as urgent because water management and mobility collide fast in that zone during heavy rains.
Then there’s Calle Ignacio Zaragoza, which stands out because it’s not being framed as “just paving.” The plan described for 2026 is an integral rebuild over roughly a kilometer that would replace water and sanitary lines, refresh sidewalks and lighting, and potentially use finishes meant to match the look and feel of the historic center rather than a plain asphalt strip.
Cabo San Lucas streets on the FOIS list
Cabo San Lucas also appears on the 2026 paving slate, with multiple streets named as candidates for the next execution cycle. In official discussions of the proposed 2026 package, the streets that come up repeatedly include Tarascos and Mantarraya, along with El Portero, La Soledad, and San Nicolás. As with San José, the practical takeaway is that these are being framed as mobility fixes, meaning the goal is to reduce the “one bad turn equals a 20-minute delay” reality by improving connections between neighborhoods and the routes people actually use to get across town.
What to expect if you drive these routes
Even in the best case, the first impact most residents feel isn’t the ribbon-cutting, it’s the squeeze. Projects that involve full reconstruction, drainage work, or replacement of underground lines tend to move slower and create more disruption than a simple repaving pass. For expats who rely on predictable drive times to school drop-offs, airport runs, or cross-town commutes, the smart play is to assume shifting detours once works begin and to watch for start dates clustered around the early part of the year, when agencies often finalize plans, launch bids, and begin the first visible phases.
