U.S. Government Completes $741M Border Crossing

The U.S. government has finished the expansion of the San Ysidro port of entry, a project nearly a decade in the making for the busiest land border in the Western Hemisphere. The completion of the $741-million project included the construction of a second pedestrian crossing from Tijuana to San Diego (PedEast), and eight new lanes at the vehicle port of entry.

The expansion and renovation were completed in three phases a decade ahead of a projection made by the San Diego Association of Governments, which estimates that vehicle traffic at the San Ysidro port of entry will increase 87% by 2030.

Currently, the border processes an average of 70,000 northbound vehicle passengers and 20,000 pedestrians per day, according to the General Services Administration.

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