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The Otay Mesa Port of Entry (
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: ''Puerto de Entrada Mesa de Otay'') is one of three ports of entry (POE) in the
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metropolitan region, in the
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, connecting Otay Mesa in the City of
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with the Otay Centenario borough of
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. The facility was opened in 1983, and was constructed primarily to divert growing commercial truck traffic from the busy
San Ysidro Port of Entry __NOTOC__ The San Ysidro Port of Entry (aka San Ysidro Land Port of Entry or San Ysidro LPOE) is the largest land border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana, and the fourth- busiest land border crossing in the world (second-busiest if one excl ...
, located west. Since then, significant passenger vehicle and pedestrian traffic has grown as development in the area around the crossing has grown. Commercial importations through Otay Mesa accounts for billions of dollars' worth of freight. The Otay Mesa Port of Entry is accessed by California State Route 905 on the northern side. Since commercial traffic cannot use the San Ysidro Port of Entry, for commercial traffic Otay Mesa is the southern terminus of the
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corridor. The port of entry is the third-busiest commercial port of entry on the
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. To reduce wait times a facility built by the Mexican federal government, staffed by United States Customs and Border Protection officers and Mexican customs officers, will be opened on the Mexican side of the border. It will be used to screen
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, which are considered low-risk commodities. A similar facility will be located at the
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, where Mexican customs officers will pre-inspect air shipments into Mexico.


See also

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List of Mexico–United States border crossings There are 50 places where people can legally cross the Mexico–United States border. Several large border cities have multiple crossings, often including one or more that bypass the center of the city and are designated for truck traffic. For p ...
*
List of Canada–United States border crossings This article includes lists of border crossings, ordered from west to east (north to south for Alaska crossings), along the Canada–United States border, International Boundary between Canada and the United States. Each port of entry (POE) in the ...
* Pacific Highway Border Crossing, the northern equivalent terminus of I-5 for commercial traffic


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External links


Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry Fact Sheet
{{San Diego–Tijuana Ports of Entry in San Diego–Tijuana Mexico–United States border crossings 1983 establishments in California Buildings and structures in San Diego