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How's The Mexicali East Border Crossing?
Any recent updates on Mexicali East? We haven't crossed there since January, and heard there has been some construction causing some changes in the
border crossing. I'm not talking about the construction on the route a few miles South, but the actual border crossing itself. Is the Sentri lane
still the same going Northbound? Thanks!
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PaulW
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East crossing - Southbound it is business as usual. The construction just north of the gates is complete. Use the city route to avoid teh construction
way south.
East crossing - Northbound has construction has been revised the traffic pattern. The entry to the entry to the border has both Sentri and all other
traffic coming from the west resulting traffic confusion. Not possible to use an Eastbound approach as the cops will direct you to the west crossing.
To do that they have barriers to prevent U turns. Not a wise way to go IMO.
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Algodones is under construction on the Mexican side and I expect a new route is in the cards. No new reports. From the construction progress 2 weeks
ago it looks like a change in near. Southbound for sure. Northbound is a question? Intermittent reports for long delays, both directions.
San Luis no new routes or directions reported. Folks using both north and southbound have no issues.
And yes the construction south on Hwy 2 we all have used in the past is a long term effort with many streets in the area all torn up. Study the maps
and find Novina as a possible bypass route.
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Can you explain 'south on Hwy 2' construction... where is this? Do you mean Hwy 5?
Thanks Paul!
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Or you could just use the west crossing. Using Sentri you almost drive straight into it going up 5 and, no construction issues to get by/around.
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PaulW
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Hwy2
Shown is the construction area where someone said they are build a bridge.
On the picture at the bottom left leads to Hwy 5 and the first signal.
Also shown is a workaround the construction area for someone that still wants to go north from the Hwy5 first signal Using Novena. Any first timers
reading this? Not me.
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Ah, south from Hwy 2, the map is great.
Thanks.
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I went through there southbound April 12 around 2pm. Aside from a huge line backed up to get to the border (which I bypassed because I was on a
motorcycle ) I didnt have any construction delays getting to hwy5. I wish I could tell you the route but I mostly just followed signs for San Felipe
and the map on my phone. I guess that’s not too helpful except to say don’t worry or over think it. Hopefully I’ll never cross going north
again.
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Quote: Originally posted by PaulW  | East crossing - Northbound has construction has been revised the traffic pattern. The entry to the entry to the border has both Sentri and all other
traffic coming from the west resulting traffic confusion. Not possible to use an Eastbound approach as the cops will direct you to the west crossing.
To do that they have barriers to prevent U turns. Not a wise way to go IMO.
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They have always made you approach from the West if it was busy, but are you saying that even during slow times the cops won't let you approach from
the East and make the right turn into Sentri?
Do they still have Sentri in the right turning lane making the cars cross paths as the outer turn lane turns into Sentri and the inner lane goes to
Ready?
Thanks!
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Don't know the time life of the barricades.
No right turns into any lanes at border due to police control.
No reports for slow time controls.
Sentri is a left turn from the west into the left lane. It has always the left lane.
Southbound traffic still has cross path traffic for folks wanting to go east
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Mexicali East
We crossed towing a boat north bound Monday the 8th at 6:00 pm. Used Mex 5 north to the fence(more or less). Right turn on Ave. Rep. de Argentina to
the crossing. When turning left to enter the lanes there is only Sentri and Ready signed.
For standard lane, use the Ready lane and it will funnel you into the standard lane before the prescreen officals.
Ps. We drove right to the booth and through with no real inspection, no vehicles in the standard lane.
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| Quote: Originally posted by PaulW | Don't know the time life of the barricades.
No right turns into any lanes at border due to police control.
No reports for slow time controls.
Sentri is a left turn from the west into the left lane. It has always the left lane.
Southbound traffic still has cross path traffic for folks wanting to go east |
While I appreciate your brevity, it does make it hard to understand sometimes.
Excuse my crude drawing, but this is the how the traffic pattern has been during the many times I've crossed when it was busy enough that they weren't
allowing right turns directly into Sentri/Ready from the East.
The #1 lane was the longer line and the cars there would go past the Sentri entrance and turn left into Ready/Regular. The #2 lane was a shorter line
and the cars would cross paths with the #1 lane and enter the Sentri entrance.
Is this still how it is now that they changed it? Thanks.
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chatolj
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The only difference in the lane configuration is: regular traffic starts in the ready lane and then is divereted to its own lane. That was last week,
who knows today. LOL
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