San Diego border crossing with Tijuana to close for days in fall

Saturday, July 22, 2017
SAN DIEGO -- Prepare for a traffic nightmare at San Diego's bustling border crossing this fall.

Cars won't be allowed to enter Tijuana through San Ysidro for more than two days in September.
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The closure will start at 3 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 and will last until noon on Monday, Sept. 25.

The 57-hour border closure is part of a plan to realign a portion of the 5 Freeway.

It's the final phase of the $741 million expansion of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, which is the busiest border crossing in the Western Hemisphere.
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Vehicle traffic into Mexico will be rerouted to the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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