Construction Will Commence at Otay Mesa Pedestrian Building Without Interrupted Operations

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September 9, 2022

OTAY MESA, Calif., – The Otay Mesa port of entry is announcing upcoming construction to the northbound pedestrian booths beginning September 12 as part of a larger modernization and expansion project. 

Once travelers proceed north, they will see signage outside directing them to enter through the rightmost door. Some doors with access into the building will be temporarily closed off to accommodate the installation of the new, permanent inspection booths inside the building.

Inside the pedestrian building, there will be floor to ceiling construction walls to facilitate the installations of the new booths with little, or no impact to pedestrian operations. 

This configuration is estimated to remain in place until January 2023 when it is projected to reopen with six pedestrian booths total. 

Upon completion of the first six pedestrian booths, construction will continue by replacing the old booths. 

This modernization and expansion project is an effort to alleviate wait times and provide a more seamless travel process. The pedestrian portion of the project is set to double pedestrian processing facilities from 6 to 12 lanes. The anticipated completion date for the overall project is Spring of 2023. 

Though construction should not interfere with wait times, we want to remind the traveling public to please plan ahead, monitor Border Wait Times via Border Wait Times (cbp.gov) or obtain the BWT app on their smartphone, and have all their travel documents ready to present to CBP officers upon inspection to ensure quicker processing times. 

CBP officers at the border crossing in Southern California stop illegal activity while processing millions of legitimate travelers into the United States.  
 

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