Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro confirmed that construction crews will arrive at dawn on Friday, April 25, to begin preliminary work for the long-awaited Mismaloya pier, a key piece of the state’s plan to modernise mobility in Puerto Vallarta.
“Tomorrow we’ll also be breaking ground on the Mismaloya pier. This will help us with maritime connectivity; that is, we’re investing in automobile connectivity, public-transport connectivity and maritime connectivity,” Lemus told reporters while inspecting road projects valued at more than 2.2 billion pesos.
Although popularly called the Mismaloya pier, the structure will rise at the seaward end of Uruguay Street in the 5 de Diciembre neighbourhood, just a few blocks north of the malecón. The location is meant to complement the iconic Los Muertos pier on Puerto Vallarta’s south side, providing a second embarkation point for water taxis and tour boats serving beaches and coastal villages up and down Banderas Bay.
The project belongs to a broader maritime-mobility programme that envisions twelve piers along the Jalisco coast. Six are already in use, while six more—including new docks in Mismaloya, Chimo, Tehuamixtle and Barra de Navidad—are moving forward this year.
State engineering plans call for a 140-metre structure inspired by Los Muertos’ sail-shaped profile. Features include a steel-mesh canopy, pedestrian lighting, benches and a panoramic viewing platform. Earlier estimates set the construction cost at around 430 million pesos, folded into the governor’s larger infrastructure package for 2025–26.
Lemus explained that Friday’s ceremony marks the start of site preparation, while final structural designs (the “executive project”) will be delivered “in about three or four months.” Full-scale pile driving and deck work are scheduled to follow immediately afterward, putting the pier on track for completion before next year’s high season.
Friday’s ground-breaking comes as the state pours money into road interchanges, bus-rapid-transit corridors and cycling infrastructure across the metro area. Officials say the combined land-and-sea investments will cut traffic on coastal highways, shorten travel time for commuters from southern neighbourhoods like Mismaloya and bolster Puerto Vallarta’s reputation as a world-class tourist gateway.
“As we renew these investments, we’re showing that we keep our word—and that we know how to keep it,” Lemus said.
