A new port of entry connecting San Diego and Tijuana was supposed to be operational by the end of the year, but now authorities project it could take two more years to finalize its construction.
Binational leaders first introduced the idea of constructing the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry in the late 1900s, claiming it would reduce congestion at existing ports–such as the Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry, known as the busiest commercial port in California.
