durrelllrobert - 10-17-2015 at 11:20 AM
The big UETA duty free store at the last US exit (Camino de La Plaza) is now closed and demolition will commence as soon as stock and fixtures are
removed according to one of the managers. Then Camino de La Plaza will be widened and rerouted to eliminate that terrible double curve going into the
Mx POE at El Chaparal without affecting the existing outlet stores.
xolotl_tj - 10-18-2015 at 04:29 PM
That terrible double curve was never supposed to be there, plans were always for the freeway to come straight in. Calderón wanted to leave office with
a semi-functional El Chaparral crossing, so he ordered the curve as a stop-gap to be used only for as long as it took the U.S. to catch up. The GSA
got about ten years behind schedule because they forgot to take into account San Ysidro's wishes for land use and ecology.
UETA store
frizkie - 10-20-2015 at 09:30 AM
So since this UETA store is closed down is there any use in stopping to shop now??? I've never been there and thought I'd stop by this year( in a
couple of weeks) on my trip down to Baja Sur. Is there other stores that would make a stop worthwhile...a Trader Joes or anything?