Stickers
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New border crossing Otay Mesa
U.S. to Build Seventh Calif.-Mexico Border Crossing
>TIJUANA, Mexico -- The United States aims to build a seventh border crossing between California and Mexico by 2014 to ease chronic congestion and
boost trade, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday.
>Schwarzenegger said the U.S. State Department had granted a permit to build a toll crossing between Otay Mesa, California, and Tijuana in Mexico
at a cost of $715 million.
>The current crossing in Otay Mesa handles cargo, vehicle and pedestrian traffic, and is free. Otay Mesa II, as the new one will be called, will
offer alternative crossing facilities nearby for of a fee.
>Financing would be raised through a bond issue to private investors, the California Department of Transportation said.
>Tougher security to catch illegal immigrants and drug smugglers has meant truck drivers and a growing cross-border community of commuters are
losing hours in bumper-to-bumper queues at busy border crossings between Mexico and California.
>Last year, some 79 million people crossed through California's six existing ports of entry. Delays are worst during peak crossing times in the
mornings and during weekends.
>It was not clear what the cost of the toll at the new crossing would be, but U.S. officials hope that wait times there will be less than half an
hour. >
http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/new_border_crossing/2008/12...
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The Gull
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Wonder if...
the collection will be made in both directions?
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by The Gull
the collection will be made in both directions? |
Suppose so. Sounds like the toll will be charged for using the road, to and from, rather than a crossing fee. It just sounds to me that Arnold is
getting deeply involved in federal affairs.
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woody with a view
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california is supposed to run out of operating capital in february '09. maybe ahnahld will start accepting prepayments!!!
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surfer jim
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Sell annual passes like they do to use parks and beaches!!! 
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Udo
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The passes will be issued via the "SPEEDPASS" windshield pass...a-la-91-241 & 15 fwys.
Udo
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