translated from Spanish: Mexico and USA sign agreement for construction of second border crossing in the Tijuana region with San Diego

Mexico.- On Tuesday, the United States and Mexico signed a new agreement to boost the muto commitment to support cross-border infrastructure projects that seeks to greatly expand trade capacity along the western busiest border region. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) who confirmed the construction of new border grows in the region of Otay between Baja California and California.The agreement was signed by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Communications and Transport, and the General Administration of Customs, as well as the State Transportation Agency of California , the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) are committed to improving coordination and collaboration to streamline major infrastructure initiatives. Read more: Marijuana regulation will be done by listening to society: Ricardo MonrealIn this regard, the Otay II Otay Mesa East project stands out as one of the most significant projects across the border. This project consists of the construction of a new crossing of mixed vocation that will locate it in the region of Tijuana-San Diego approximately 3.4 kilometers from the already existing border port in the region. The SRE explained that this new border crossing will have the highest technological innovation and connections to the road networks of both countries, which will allow to efficiently measure the progress of vehicles. This project opens up an opportunity to create a new massive land border crossing that will improve safety and security and boost the economy of the two countries by improving mobility and efficiency. It is expected that for this project 2,800 million Mexican pesos will be invested for the construction of the 1.5-kilometer-long access road, with four lanes in each direction, which will allow, as described, to reduce waiting times during peak hours at existing border crossings by at least 50%.” The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Mexican and Californian authorities represents the shared will for cooperation, on the understanding that Mexico and California are more prosperous when they work together,” said the head of the Unit for North America of the Mexican Foreign Ministry, Roberto Velasco Álvarez.
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