Unfortunate deterioration of the Av Francisco Medina Ascencio

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There were even uncovered drains in some areas

It is the image of the destination and it looks pretty sloppy since a few weeks ago

Francisco Medina Ascencio Avenue, the main artery of the city and undisputed image of the port to the domestic and foreign tourism, looks pretty neglected since several weeks ago.

Entrepreneurs and hoteliers of Vallarta have been lamenting lately about the neglect and abandonment in which the city's main avenue has been left, which connects the northern entrance with the southern exit of Puerto Vallarta, to the hotel zone and downtown city​​.

In a couple of emails sent to Vallarta Opina, hoteliers and entrepreneurs report that the last great repair that was made in Medina Ascencio Avenue was during the month of March of last year, prior to the completion of the Tourism Tianguis of Mexico when the ridges were fixed, potholes were capped, sewers were repaired, the surrounding streets and avenues were signaled, besides arranging in an exemplary manner all of the garden areas.

However, a year and three months later, Medina Ascencio Avenue looks generally quite neglected and even abandoned, despite that the current city administration has prioritized the installation of a sprinkler irrigation system, a process that continues to advance toward the international airport of this city.

The reproachful comments are mainly related to the overgrown grass in the central ridges, dry palms falling on the turf and the shrubs which are overflowing and invading in some sections the central lanes of the city's main avenue.

There are also references in different areas of the avenue, of open sewers and broken grids which represent a real danger to pedestrians and motorists.

They point out that the strip does not represent the image of a tourist destination presumed to be of first class with quality services, as the Medina Ascencio offers a depressing picture, unworthy of a beach destination like Puerto Vallarta, that during the last two decades has stood as the second national tourist destination, just behind Cancun.

In both emails received on this journal, the authors point out that the municipal government has to take action on the matter as soon as possible, as the summer season formally starts next Friday afternoon, with the end of the school cycle.

THE CLUE:

The reproachful comments are mainly related to the overgrown grass in the central ridges, dry palms falling on the turf and the shrubs which are overflowing and invading in some sections the central lanes of the city's main avenue.

[readon1 url="http://vallartaopina.net/2013/07/01/lamentable-el-deterioro-de-la-av-francisco-medina-ascencio"]Source: Vallarta Opina Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]