 Military police in jeeps constantly patrolled the 15 mile road looking for violators, who most often were Indian peasants in mule and bull carts crossing the blacktop in their own good time while speeding traffic bore down on them; with several accidents having happened in this way.The highway was finally opened up for civilian use on October 4th, 1949.There are currently plans to extend the Churchill–Roosevelt to Manzanilla as a world-class four-lane highway.