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What do you expect from Hansel Phelps a Non-Union, #1 green contractor in the USA. A project built by Mexican Green Carders and engineered by Indians
from India working with field engineers from southeast Asia with office workers from Acorn equal-opportunity employment placement.
AS a retired UNION IRONWORKER I know that non union contractors on PUBLIC WORKS projects get Premium Wages The worker gets the whole ball of wax on
his check. no deductables such as retirement. medical , vacition, That if the contractor doesnt stiff him which is pretty hard to do . I never
understood why they award the work to non union contractors it cost the Goverment the same. Its a good deal for the labor if they are smart enough to
take care of thier money
it's called Prevailing Wage. Davis Bacon Act. Chula Vista is trying to get a ballot measure this year to be able to not have to use the Davis Bacon
Act in their Convention Center. Just hire out of town/country transient laborers for $12 hour to do the work.....
We do work for HP at Pendelton and North Island and they are a top notch contractor with safety as there #1 priority. Ask any contractor out there
doing government work and they'll tell you they wouldn't get any federal work if safety wasn't an issue. Davis Bacon levels the field for the non
union shops and workers. Its the PLA's that need to be abolished. But union or not this was an accident and I can personally vouch for HPs work and
safety ethics as being top notch.
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video:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/san-ysidro-bor...
You'll probably have to cop/paste this whole URL
[Edited on 9-15-2011 by BajaNomad]
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Carmageddon in Tijuana after border closure
http://www.sandiegored.com/noticias/18868/Carmageddon-in-Tij...
Por: Omar Millán
14 Septiembre 2011
TIJUANA – A traffic nightmare unfolded Wednesday in the city’s busiest areas when thousands of motorists were diverted from the closed San Ysidro
border crossing to the one in Otay Mesa, snarling traffic along the way all day long.
By late afternoon, the wait to cross at Otay Mesa had stretched to more than four hours. Traffic waiting to use the Ready Lane had backed up about
eight miles, and those waiting to use the SENTRI lanes had stacked up even farther.
Public officials on both sides of the border announced plans to ease traffic. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that when regular cargo
inspections ended at 8 p.m. Wednesday, those lanes would be used for vehicle traffic until 5 a.m., when cargo inspections would resume. The port of
entry at Tecate also would remain open all night.
And in Tijuana, Mayor Carlos Bustamante announced a plan that blocked access to the San Ysidro crossing and eased traffic to the Otay Mesa one. He
urged those who did not have to absolutely travel to the United States to stay away from that port of entry.
All that was too late for Alejandro Escobar.
The San Diego resident arrived at the San Ysidro border crossing around 9:45 a.m. to return home. A construction canopy collapsed there about an hour
later and he found himself being sent away from the area.
“The problem was that there was no coordination whatsoever,” said Escobar. “No transit police, nothing. Who knew where you should go? That was wrong.”
He made his way to the Otay Mesa border crossing, where at mid-afternoon he was still waiting to cross into the United States – more than six hours
after he had arrived at San Ysidro.
The director of Tijuana’s transit police, Adrián Hernández, said that four main avenues in the Río zone leading to the San Ysidro crossing had been
blocked -- calle Segunda, Paseo de los Héroes, Centenario and Padre Kino. He said traffic was being sent to Otay Mesa, some five miles away.
Instead of traveling through the Río zone, which had been jammed since the collapse at the border, he urged residents to take alternate routes, to
reach that area.
And starting at 7 p.m., three temporary lanes were to be open on 12th Street (calle 12), in the Centenario district, which leads to the gates at the
Otay Mesa border crossing, according to Angélica Echegoyén, deputy director of Mexican Customs in Tijuana.
Traffic in the Río Zone was already going to be a challenge Wednesday before the collapse at San Ysidro. A main thoroughfare had being partially
closed ahead of Independence Day festivities Thursday.
Moments after U.S. authorities closed the port of entry 10:45 a.m. following the collapse, the thousands of motorists waiting to cross flowed back
into the Río zone, causing a gridlock on avenida Paseo de los Héroes, between the Cuauhtémoc and Independencia monuments, and slowing traffic to a
crawl on the adjacent Vía Rápida Poniente, near the Tijuana Cultural Center.
To accommodate Mexican Independence Day festivities, the municipal government had announced that it would close starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday the
west-to-east stretch of avenida Paseo de los Héroes, between calle Manuel Márquez de León and Independencia monument traffic circle.
Starting at 10 p.m., city officials planned to shut down all vehicle traffic on avenida Independencia, from Sánchez Taboada Boulevard to the
Independencia traffic circle, in front of the Centro Cultural Tijuana.
The streets are to remain closed until Saturday at 5 a.m., when the festivities are to end.
Before and during the festivities, however, vehicle traffic will be allowed on a stretch of Paseo de los Héroes, between the Cuauhtémoc and
Independencia monuments.
But many motorists in Tijuana were not thinking about the holiday; all they wondered how and when they would be able to arrive to their destination.
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Border crossers face test of endurance
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/sep/14/border-crosse...
Written by Sandra Dibble
Sept. 14, 2011
OTAY MESA — With the San Ysidro Port of Entry’s northbound lanes closed Wednesday, drivers and pedestrians endured long lines to enter the U.S.
through the Otay Mesa crossing. Many said they waited for more than three hours.
“We’re very tired,” said Aurora Espinosa, 57, of Encanto, among the rows of drivers who inched toward the inspection booths about 5 p.m. Espinosa had
traveled to Tijuana in the morning to pick up a new pair of glasses.
Accompanied by her sister-in-law, Irasema Escobosa, she had expected to make the return trip in a couple of hours — not five. The two women spent an
hour trying to cross at San Ysidro, but by the time they arrived at noon, the northbound lanes had been closed for more than an hour. The drive to
Otay Mesa and the subsequent wait took four more hours.
So it went for countless others, each with a story to tell of how they made it across to San Diego on the day the world’s busiest land border crossing
shut down. Otay Mesa’s 13 vehicle lanes were open, some for the streamlined SENTRI and Ready Lane users, but the mass of drivers and walkers faced
lengthy waits.
In the pedestrian line, which stretched for more than a mile throughout the afternoon, tempers flared when some people accused others of jumping the
line. Tijuana police officers had to intervene.
Among those who waited patiently was Edwin Miranda, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen who lives in Playas de Tijuana and crosses to his job — driving a bus
for Barona Casino.
Following his normal routine, Miranda drove to San Ysidro, arriving at 10:30 a.m. — 15 minutes before the shutdown. Unable to cross, he headed to Otay
Mesa, but after spending more than two hours stuck in traffic, Miranda decided to walk across. That took another three hours.
By then, it was too late for work: “Things happen, you get stressed, it’s not going to solve anything,” Miranda said, smiling. “I’ve lost my day, but
tomorrow’s another day.”
One of the few happy travelers was Linda Duke of Bonita, who owns a maquiladora factory in Tijuana. Duke drove into Mexico on Wednesday morning, but
opted to return on foot when she learned that Otay’s vehicle lanes were backed up.
Thanks to her SENTRI card, Duke was able to stroll past hundreds of other pedestrians into the U.S. inspections area. “I thought it was going to be at
least 45 minutes,” Duke said. “It was nothing, zero. It was amazing.”
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13 northbound border lanes reopen
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/sep/14/several-injur...
By Kristina Davis and Sandra Dibble
Sept. 15, 2011
Thirteen of San Ysidro’s northbound lanes were reopened at midnight. There were no immediate plans to open additional lanes Thursday.
Pedestrians regained access to the crossing at 6:30 p.m. — nearly eight hours after the collapse.
Southbound lanes into Mexico stayed open.
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6:30 AM - Just saw live helicopter video of SY crossing. Look like 1/2 the northbound lanes are open. A huge wait. I'd bet that Otay is clogged and
Tecate much busier than usual.
Don't cross today if you can wait.
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Received a reliable report that Tecate northbound crossing was a 5 minute wait at 06:30 today/Thursday morning.
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Crossing San Ysidro
Just hung up with recorded update for 7AM today (Thursday) 12 lanes open and a 55 minute wait in general traffic...I wouldn't go there
today...Probably going to get worse soon...Lalo (Call 619-690-8800 for update)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LaloinBaja
Just hung up with recorded update for 7AM today (Thursday) 12 lanes open and a 55 minute wait in general traffic...I wouldn't go there
today...Probably going to get worse soon...Lalo (Call 619-690-8800 for update) |
They lie.
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 No...Don't tell me that...It's government....HA!
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http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt/
this website now shows 2 entries for san ysidro. curious.
sbwontoo
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I'm headed south and coming back up on mon.............sheesh, is this going to be a issue stilll? argh
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David K
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Why does anyone use San Ysidro northbound???
CORREDOR 2000 to Otay or Tecate, or better HWY. 3 to Tecate if you are coming north from Ensenada.
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for those of us who stay close to the sy crossing - we have no better choice ..
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Even if I lived in Tijuana.... I would go to Tecate... I would rather drive an hour extra... then sit ideling in a line of cars for 2-3 hours (to save
miles, lol)!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Even if I lived in Tijuana.... I would go to Tecate... I would rather drive an hour extra... then sit ideling in a line of cars for 2-3 hours (to save
miles, lol)! |
unless you drive a hybrid...  It's all electric under 30mph unless I crank up
the A/C
[Edited on 9-17-2011 by Woooosh]
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
for those of us who stay close to the sy crossing - we have no better choice .. |
not true, sister. i live 10 minutes up the 805. i prefer to go TKT if the moons align. SY SUCKS! in the past 6
years my best wait at SY has been 25 minutes at 9pm.
just don't tell anyone......
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Ohh, Pssh, the Border is Very Important to the Economy of Both Countries
The crossing will be repaired quickly.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Even if I lived in Tijuana.... I would go to Tecate... I would rather drive an hour extra... then sit ideling in a line of cars for 2-3 hours (to save
miles, lol)! |
unless you drive a hybrid... It's all electric under 30mph unless I crank up
the A/C
[Edited on 9-17-2011 by Woooosh] |
I don't care what powers the car... to sit still, then inching forward for hours is not any fun... I love to DRIVE! (Maybe because I have a Toyota?
Oh, what a feeling!)
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Do they have the drive-thru food court at Otay or Tecate... no.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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