Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda recently toured the construction site of the Airport–Playas de Tijuana Elevated Viaduct, highlighting the roads’s potential to alleviate chronic traffic congestion.
The project spans 11.4 kilometers (7 miles) and is now 92.1% complete. Featuring both an elevated bridge and a tunnel, the viaduct will create a high-speed route from Tijuana International Airport to the coastal district of Playas de Tijuana. Once finished, it is expected to cut travel times from 45 minutes to just 12 minutes.
“This wonderful project will transform mobility not only in Tijuana but in all of Baja California, where people will spend time with family, on sports, cultural activities, or simply resting instead of being stuck in traffic, and they will get home and to their workplaces faster,” the governor said.
For U.S. visitors, the benefits will be immediate. The viaduct will connect directly to the El Chaparral port of entry, allowing drivers crossing from San Diego to bypass city congestion and head straight to Playas de Tijuana and Rosarito, two of the region’s most popular coastal destinations.
The governor also framed the project as a critical driver for economic, logistics, and infrastructure development, noting that such advanced infrastructure makes Baja California more competitive and attractive to global investment.
“We are very grateful for President Claudia Sheinbaum’s efforts in advancing this project and very proud of the work being carried out by the Ministry of Defense, military engineers, and the more than 1,610 workers who are making this mega-project a reality,” she added.
General Raúl Manzano Vélez noted that the main viaduct spans 10.2 kilometers (6.3 miles) with additional flyovers at Cañón del Matadero and the Libertad neighborhood now in their final phases.
“We are in the final stretch, which requires a great deal of responsibility and coordination in the work to cross the area of the port of entry into Mexico at El Chaparral, but with the support provided by the state, we are confident we will succeed,” he concluded.
