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elgatoloco
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San Ysidro Border Border Wait
San Ysidro Border Border Wait
Your tax dollars hard at work.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jul/12/commute...
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sancho
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I couldn't get the link to work, but the 750 mil. dollar remodel of
the San Ysidro crossing, I assume to make crossing more efficient, seems to have no positive effect at all. As I remember,
just after it was complete, the TJ traffic lane vendors were giving
up because the vehicle wait to get back into the US was so short. What happened?
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Here is the link
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jul/12/commute...
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elgatoloco
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Quote: Originally posted by sancho  | I couldn't get the link to work, but the 750 mil. dollar remodel of
the San Ysidro crossing, I assume to make crossing more efficient, seems to have no positive effect at all. As I remember,
just after it was complete, the TJ traffic lane vendors were giving
up because the vehicle wait to get back into the US was so short. What happened?
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Good question. Viva Sentri! 
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| Quote: Originally posted by sancho | I couldn't get the link to work, but the 750 mil. dollar remodel of the San Ysidro crossing, I assume to make crossing more efficient, seems to have
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The ability to handle more cars efficiently was to be accomplished by the addition of a second inspection booth in each line. They did that but they
haven't manned the second booths.
Good plan, poor execution.
There are the same number of lines as before the remodel. Wait times are going up because of more and more and more people.
I bet security has been improved with the new surveillance gear in each line, RFID readers, and no doubt new computer systems.
The last time I crossed the inspector asked me how my new prescription medicine was working. 
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Here is the link
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jul/12/commute...
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Ateo
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I can't even imagine crossing that border every day for work without Sentri. And that's coming from a guy who drives on average, 110 miles a day to
commute for work. That line would stress me the flock out.
Wait, I probably spend the same amount of time in my car as those who cross from TJ each day, and maybe sitting in line I could actually be productive
checking work emails etc........
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| Quote: Originally posted by sancho | I couldn't get the link to work, but the 750 mil. dollar remodel of
the San Ysidro crossing, I assume to make crossing more efficient, seems to have no positive effect at all. As I remember,
just after it was complete, the TJ traffic lane vendors were giving
up because the vehicle wait to get back into the US was so short. What happened?
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It was great while it lasted. I imagine people who'd been going to Otay or Tecate came back to San Ysidro once they heard about the improvements, so
it all averaged out and soon returned to its usual miserable state.
I do think it's better than it was. I take the Ready lane and last year It was 90 to 120 minutes in the summer and this year it's only 60 to 90
minutes from the Nissan place to the checkpoint. It gets better after the summer too.
Anyway the vendors are back to making a living out there. I suppose that's the natural scheme of things, it didn't seem right to put them all out of
work.
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Remembering when I just had to have my California DL and had a wait of maybe 20 minutes, I really have to question what all that security, or
so-called security has accomplished. My wife and I used to spend weekends in Ensenada probably two times a month in the old days. But a three hour
wait at the border for a two day vacation is not what we want. Fail.
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unless all 24 gates are open, with double booths, what is the pupose of spending all that coin?
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Ok, here is a question for those of you in the know about Tijuana. What is the fastest way to get to the airport. The road that comes in by Otay
Mesa seems really clogged with traffic headed to the border. I have never come in the other way, but it looks like it might be less traffic.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Pescador | | Ok, here is a question for those of you in the know about Tijuana. What is the fastest way to get to the airport. The road that comes in by Otay
Mesa seems really clogged with traffic headed to the border. I have never come in the other way, but it looks like it might be less traffic.
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Are you asking about getting to the Tijuana airport coming from the south? In that case the roads that go to Otay Mesa are the best way to go. There
is simply no way to avoid the heavy traffic. The alternative of going through downtown Tijuana and approaching the airport from the west is even
worse.
From the south to Otay Mesa you can either use Blvd. 2000 or the turnoff to the Libramiento on the old highway (it's signed) just before the road
starts to drop into the center of Tijuana. This take you through the notorious cinco/diez intersection, now bridged, but there's a mile or two of bad
congestion to cross the train tracks and river to begin the ascent to Otay Mesa. You end up very close to the airport. This is the way I would go,
avoiding rush hour traffic times.
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I will ask once again. What does this so-called increased border security have to show for it with respect to drugs and terrorists? Can anyone point
me to a story? Going from a CDL and a 20 minute wait, to a passport and a three hour wait is ridiculous.
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I cross at San Ysidro frequently and have been for years. It didn't go from a 20 minute wait to a 3 hour wait. It's been bad at the busiest times
forever and if they hadn't made the improvements of the past several years it would be much worse now because of the increased traffic. I got across
in the Ready Lane at SY in 10 minutes this past Sunday morning. The regular lanes were probably 1/2 hour and the Sentri lanes just a few minutes.
By Sunday afternoon the regular lanes may have been 2 or 3 hours, Ready lane maybe 1/2 that and the Sentri lanes maybe 30 minutes.
It's a fact that eventho many more people are crossing, overall things are better than they were due to the re-construction. And the new rules
"requiring" proof of citizenship is a good thing. I know you can still get across with only a driver's license. The folks that do that are slowing
things down.
All lanes move faster if people have RFID citizenship documents.
I also cross frequently in the regular lanes with a passenger who doesn't have "Ready" documents yet. That's usually mid-week at about 10 AM, 1 to 1.5
hours.
Plus, eventho they haven't manned the new tandem second booths yet, the booths are there and when the budget provides for staffing, even more volume
will be able to cross in reasonable time.
I don't have any references but I'd bet there is a lot less contraband and illegals than before getting through the border at San Ysidro. Many don't
even try anymore because of the tighter security. IMO
The reconstruction is a good thing for pedestrians and drivers. It would be absolutely horrible otherwise.
Now what's needed is another crossing at the north end of the toll road.
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Does a Passport book type work in ready lane. I looked it up and the answer I find is no. It won't read it.
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"To use the Ready Lanes you will need a WHTI-compliant, RFID-enabled cards approved by the Department of Homeland Security.
These include: the U.S. Passport Card; the Enhanced Driver's License (EDL); the Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC); Trusted Traveler Cards (NEXUS, SENTRI,
Global Entry and FAST cards); the new Enhanced Permanent Resident Card (PRC) or new Border Crossing Card (BCC)."
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1211/~/ready-la...
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Nope! It's the regular slow lane for you! 
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| Quote: Originally posted by Bajahowodd | | I will ask once again. What does this so-called increased border security have to show for it with respect to drugs and terrorists? Can anyone point
me to a story? Going from a CDL and a 20 minute wait, to a passport and a three hour wait is ridiculous. |
It's probably working, according to whatever warped metric homeland security measures itself. Of course it is also hindering local economies, but
homeland security is not judged on that metric!
the politicians that underfund the border patrol do not care, because their donors cross border in private jets, and the megacorporations are still
able to import their goods to walmart. Duncan hunter and others that profess to focus on border issues, they don't care, they find they get more
votes by talking bad about Mexicans and immigrants, and they don't get votes by making it easier for nomads to cross the border.
P.s. Don't vote for trump. He hates Mexico and Mexicans. He hates trade with Mexico. He wants to close the border.
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Talked to a friend who crosses north bound yesterday. He said it took him 3 hours to cross the other day, and that was at 2:30AM.
What good is double booths if they ain't staffed?
Contractors made some money off this construction but the border crossers keep getting screwed.
I'm gonna email my crappy congressman Issa.
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No good except the capability is there and ready to go. Perhaps they'll fund the necessary staff.
Vote accordingly.
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