***EDIT: Please note that this construction is postponed; there will not be any changes to traffic patterns starting Monday, February 28.***
SAN YSIDRO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a scheduled construction activity at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (LPOE) when crossing into Tijuana. Outbound lanes will be temporary minimized to improve existing lane infrastructure. The construction team will be working on ten lanes with a closure of five lanes at any given time. The lanes will be closed during working hours and is expected to be completed in 6-10 days excluding weekends. The traveling public should anticipate possible delays, monitor traffic signs, and reduce speeds for construction workers. The approach to the current roadway will remain the same.
Trench plates will be installed during the concrete curing process to minimize traffic impact. Construction workers will be present during this period to assist ongoing traffic and to facilitate the movement of construction vehicles across the southbound roadway to Tijuana and within the port.
WHAT: Southbound Vehicles Lanes Construction at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry
WHEN: Starting Monday, February 28, 2022, from 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHY: The construction is necessary to accommodate the replacement of the existing infrastructure on the permanent southbound privately-owned
vehicle (POV) lanes on the roadway to Tijuana at the port.
The traveling public should anticipate delays, monitor traffic signs, and reduce speeds.
