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Current Tecate border crossing status

thebajarunner - 6-11-2020 at 04:15 PM

Read somewhere here that Tecate northbound is closed to all regular traffic.
Just went to the highly unreliable BWT app and it shows open, but 60 minute wait.
Yesterday evening I also checked BWT, probably around 7 p.m.
and it showed the gate was closed.
My son is in Guadalupe this week, wondering if I need to give him a heads up on closures....
Then again, he is pretty savvy and probably has ways to check that and other local issues.

JZ - 6-11-2020 at 04:28 PM

Tell him to cross at Otay Mesa with his Sentri pass.

David K - 6-11-2020 at 04:38 PM

Tecate closes at 2 pm during this virus event.

thebajarunner - 6-11-2020 at 04:45 PM

JZ//// That was not the question
Yes, he normally crosses at Otay
Yes, he has Sentri

Yes, I wanted to know about Tecate
Thanks David,

JZ - 6-11-2020 at 05:00 PM

Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner  


Yes, he normally crosses at Otay
Yes, he has Sentri



Good for him. Doing things the right way.

thebajarunner - 6-11-2020 at 05:07 PM

Quote: Originally posted by JZ  
Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner  


Yes, he normally crosses at Otay
Yes, he has Sentri



Good for him. Doing things the right way.



Very bright young man
Has his own packaging company in Santa Ana
Supports two orphanages in Guadalupe
and we are establishing a home to get boys out of orphanages and into an environment that will help them be a success when they turn 18

Plus helping the Rancho Poiema rehab center project.

JZ - 6-11-2020 at 05:15 PM

Very, very impressive!

My twins graduated from HS today. Boy is going to Michigan State to play lacrosse and the girl to Florida to play soccer and study Aerospace Engineering.

TMW - 6-11-2020 at 06:59 PM

How times have changed. I remember many years ago there were very few girls getting into technical type classes. When I was in high school and the 7+ years I spent in the navy I never knew of any girl in a technical class or doing tech work. Fast forward 1978 to when I took a job in San Diego and I had 1 woman in engineering. Three or four years later I hired a second one and it's been on the increase ever since.

JZ good for your daughter, I hope it all works out for both your kids.

Maderita - 6-11-2020 at 07:30 PM

My understanding is that the Tecate border crossing closes at 2:00 PM. The CBP Border Wait Time web page still shows: "Tecate Hours of Operation: 5 am-11 pm Date: 6/11/2020 "
Obviously, CBP has not changed the web page to reflect the new hours during the pandemic. A look at the wait time bar graph confirms the afternoon closure.

JZ - 6-11-2020 at 11:45 PM

Quote: Originally posted by TMW  
How times have changed. I remember many years ago there were very few girls getting into technical type classes. When I was in high school and the 7+ years I spent in the navy I never knew of any girl in a technical class or doing tech work. Fast forward 1978 to when I took a job in San Diego and I had 1 woman in engineering. Three or four years later I hired a second one and it's been on the increase ever since.

JZ good for your daughter, I hope it all works out for both your kids.


Interesting how things are changing. Her program is 3/4ths male.

bajaric - 6-12-2020 at 07:21 AM

The post that stated Tecate northbound was closed was incorrect. I checked and the next day someone posted that they had crossed, although it was down to one lane and there was a 4 hour wait and it closes at 2pm.

David K - 6-12-2020 at 10:49 AM

I posted this earlier when Tecate northbound was questioned: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/san-diego-c...