A street vendor walks near closed lanes at San Ysidro port of entry on the Mexico-US border as seen from Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on March 21, 2020. – The United States and Mexico have agreed to restrict non-essential travel across their border because of the coronavirus outbreak, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday. US President Donald Trump said the move, similar to one already announced with northern neighbor Canada, was necessary to prevent the “spread the infection to our border agents, migrants, and to the public at large.” (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP) (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)
A construction project scheduled to begin Monday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry crossing into Tijuana has been postponed, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Sunday.
Crews were to begin replacing the existing infrastructure on the southbound privately owned vehicle lanes on the roadway to Tijuana, according to Javier Garcia of the CBP San Diego office.
Workers were going to rebuild 10 lanes, with the closure of five lanes at any given time, Garcia said. The work was scheduled to be completed in six to 10 days.
Travelers through the POE were told to expect delays during construction.
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Garcia said the CBP will update the public when a future construction date has been set. No explanation for the postponement was immediately provided.
