OTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. and Mexican authorities shared their respective progress toward completing construction of a new Otay Mesa border crossing by 2024, or even ahead of time if possible.
Leaders from both sides of the border, including U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar, as well as California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila, participated last week in a binational summit in which they pledged to do their part to deliver the project.
“Even though the completion date for the crossing is 2024 right now, we are all redoubling our efforts and our commitment to move that day to 2023,” Kounalakis said, following the Feb. 14 meeting held near the construction site in Otay Mesa.
