Night Travel between SM and GTO

[roberb7]

I've driven from SMA to GTO at night lots of times. The La Sauceda-Xoconoxtle-Cieneguita route. Haven't had any problems. But, here's some notes.
- Ignore the signs that tell you not to take the turn to Cieneguita. Yes, the bridge washed out 1 1/2 years ago. The temporary bridge that has replaced it is fine. (There are no signs whatsoever of any work on the new one that was promised.)
- There were some incidents a few months ago of criminal groups putting tire-puncturing spikes in the road at the intersection near San Martín. (That's the one where you turn left for SMA, or go straight for Juventino Rosas.) Recently, however, I've seen police parked at this intersection and the one at Xoconoxtle. And, I have definitely been advised against driving to Juventino Rosas at night.