hernanderson
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Northern Baja news round-up
Pedestrian bridge for Tijuana, San Diego; new drug tunnel found.
In an unprecedented step towards closer integration between San Diego and Tijuana, plans to build a bridge from A.L. Rodriguez International Airport
in Tijuana to San Diego International Airport, located in downtown San Diego, were released this week.
The project will connect the two cities, allowing travelers to check in on the U.S. side and cross a 160-meter pedestrian bridge into Tijuana on their
way to boarding flights from that city, and vice versa.
Read the rest of the news round-up at Mexico News Daily.
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chippy
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That MND article is funny. It says they are planning a bridge from TIJ to SAN .
That´d be one long bridge .
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Bajahowodd
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The bridge you speak of would be many miles long. I recall reading a few years ago about a bridge from the TJ airport, but it would be to the Otay
side of the border, requiring buses to and from the SD airport. No way there would be a bridge to the San Diego airport.
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Bridge is on!! We've been watching the construction on both sides every time we fly out of TJ. Said it might be done this August but local TV station
did report last week showing progress saying it won't be functional until end of year. Going to Merida in September (Volaris $34 each way) and were
hoping to be on it.
Must have airline ticket to process through and fee might be as high as $17...but the cab is $12 from Otay and that walk to the cab is killer with
luggage, well worth the fee.
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güéribo
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And in other news, this from The Onion:
U.S. Protests Mexi-Canadian Overpass
WASHINGTON, DC—After nearly nine years of construction, the Mexi-Canadian Overpass, the controversial $4.3 trillion highway overpass linking Guadalupe
and Winnipeg, was finally completed last week, drawing harsh criticism from U.S. citizens and officials alike.
"If you're a Mexican who regularly commutes to Canada, or vice-versa, this is great. But what about all of us poor Americans caught in the middle?"
said Dallas resident Tom Hitchner, one of an estimated 850,000 U.S. citizens forced to evacuate their homes to make room for concrete supports for the
1,600-mile, 18-lane overpass. "For Mexico and Canada to do this without any concern for all the Americans whose lives this affects, well, the
arrogance is just unbelievable."
In addition to facilitating trade between Mexico and Canada, the overpass is expected to increase tourism in both nations by as much as 60 percent.
Boasting hundreds of restaurants, gas stations, and hotels, the state-of-the-art overpass will render it unnecessary for Mexicans or Canadians ever to
touch U.S. soil when traveling to and from their respective homelands.
"It would be one thing if we somehow benefited," said Junction City, KS, business owner Neil Grandy. "But because of the way stations, we don't get
anything out of it and have to deal with people tossing garbage out of their windows at 80 mph. You wouldn't believe what we've found some mornings.
Everything from tamale husks to broken hockey sticks. The people on that bridge are animals."
http://www.theonion.com/articles/us-protests-mexicanadian-ov...
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durrelllrobert
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Quote: Originally posted by güéribo  | And in other news, this from The Onion:
U.S. Protests Mexi-Canadian Overpass
WASHINGTON, DC—After nearly nine years of construction, the Mexi-Canadian Overpass, the controversial $4.3 trillion highway overpass linking Guadalupe
and Winnipeg, was finally completed last week, drawing harsh criticism from U.S. citizens and officials alike.
"If you're a Mexican who regularly commutes to Canada, or vice-versa, this is great. But what about all of us poor Americans caught in the middle?"
said Dallas resident Tom Hitchner, one of an estimated 850,000 U.S. citizens forced to evacuate their homes to make room for concrete supports for the
1,600-mile, 18-lane overpass. "For Mexico and Canada to do this without any concern for all the Americans whose lives this affects, well, the
arrogance is just unbelievable."
In addition to facilitating trade between Mexico and Canada, the overpass is expected to increase tourism in both nations by as much as 60 percent.
Boasting hundreds of restaurants, gas stations, and hotels, the state-of-the-art overpass will render it unnecessary for Mexicans or Canadians ever to
touch U.S. soil when traveling to and from their respective homelands.
"It would be one thing if we somehow benefited," said Junction City, KS, business owner Neil Grandy. "But because of the way stations, we don't get
anything out of it and have to deal with people tossing garbage out of their windows at 80 mph. You wouldn't believe what we've found some mornings.
Everything from tamale husks to broken hockey sticks. The people on that bridge are animals."
http://www.theonion.com/articles/us-protests-mexicanadian-ov...
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This has got to be a tounge in cheek article. Mexico and Canad together don't have that kind of money. I checked it out on Snopes and they have
nothing about it.
[Edited on 4-18-2015 by durrelllrobert]
Bob Durrell
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güéribo
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Hi Bob. It is indeed. The Onion is all satire.
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chuckie
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Them hosers, eh?
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Bajahowodd
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The Onion is all satire. All the time.
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news
snopes is just like bathroom tissue..one wipe and that's it!! useless....
[Edited on 4-18-2015 by captkw]
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