The United States will begin construction of the long-awaited Otay Mesa East Port of Entry (Otay II) this fall, according to a report from the Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce. The milestone comes after new agreements between the governments of Mexico and the U.S., giving renewed momentum to a project that has been in the works for more than two decades.
With a budget of $1.3 billion, the new border crossing aims to ease congestion at existing ports of entry. Through a toll-based system, the project is designed to cut wait times to as little as 20 minutes for both passenger vehicles and commercial cargo.
A Binational Effort to Boost Mobility and the Economy
The initiative is a cross-border collaboration involving agencies such as SANDAG, Caltrans, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), alongside Mexico’s Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation.
On the Mexican side, the federal government under President Claudia Sheinbaum, building on investments made during the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has already committed $356 million to the project.
Once completed, Otay II is expected to strengthen economic ties, create jobs, and streamline the flow of people and goods across one of the busiest border regions in the world.
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