DELAYED12 years late40% CONFIDENCEThe crossing "was expected to be ready as early as 2017" and "as of 2024, it is expected to open in 2028" - a year rather than a day, and one that has moved before, so it sits at the end of that year.[1]First promised for 01/01/2017; now 12 years later. Stated: the July 2014 memorandum of understanding expected the crossing to be ready "as early as 2017"; construction only broke ground in August 2022, a completion once put at late 2024 slipped, and opening is now expected in 2028.
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- Dec 31, 202840% CONFIDENCELow confidencefrom the source
Otay Mesa East Port of Entry Opens
A third San Diego-Tijuana border crossing two miles east of the existing Otay Mesa port, built mainly for trucks, with 27 northbound and 8 southbound lanes and tolls to help pay for it. Ground was broken in August 2022 after long delays.
- The Otay Mesa East Port of Entry is "a planned border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana, approximately two miles east of the existing Otay Mesa Port of Entry", linking Otay Centenario in Tijuana with East Otay Mesa in unincorporated San Diego County[1]
- Although it will allow cars and pedestrians, "it is mainly designed for trucks and commercial vehicles"[1]
- It was designed to provide 27 northbound lanes from Tijuana to San Diego and 8 southbound, at an estimated cost of 2 billion Mexican pesos (about 99 million US dollars)[1]
- A July 2014 memorandum of understanding between Mexican Undersecretary of Infrastructure Raúl Murrieta Cummings and Caltrans Secretary Brian P. Kelly set the crossing in motion; it "was expected to be ready as early as 2017"[1]
- "Construction began at the initial ground breaking in August 2022, after long delays"[1]
- The article records the date sliding repeatedly - completion "by late 2024" in earlier estimates, then "may not be complete until 2026", and finally "As of 2024, it is expected to open in 2028, with tolls to help fund the project"; the 2028 figure is the newest and is the one the pin uses[1]
- The article still categorises the crossing as proposed infrastructure, and cites a 2022 Caltrans groundbreaking item, a 2023 San Diego Union-Tribune piece on the crossing opening later than expected and a 2024 cbs8.com piece on further delays[1]
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- [1]40%en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otay_Mesa_East_Port_of_Entryen.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Dec 31, 2028 ✓· 100% of score
The crossing "was expected to be ready as early as 2017" and "as of 2024, it is expected to open in 2028" - a year rather than a day, and one that has moved before, so it sits at the end of that year.
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