Port overview
The Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry, located in San Diego County, is the busiest commercial port in California. GSA has completed a construction project to modernize and expand the Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry, the busiest commercial port in California. The project aimed to increase vehicle and pedestrian-processing capacity and to support tenant agencies’ ability to conduct their respective missions.
The previous facility’s infrastructure was unable to adequately accommodate tenant agency security requirements nor support current northbound commercial and pedestrian traffic. Now complete, the project provides the port with adequate operational space, reduced traffic congestion, and a more efficient layout for port operations and the traveling public.
Modernization and expansion
- Expansion of pedestrian-processing facilities; doubling the processing facilities from 6 to 12 lanes and better connecting travelers to the nearby transit hub
- Construction of a commercial-annex building
- Relocation of Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection enrollment facilities
- Relocation of hazardous material commercial import processing
- Construction of surface and structured parking for employees and visitors
- Commercial import lot improvements; an increase from 9 to 16
- Improvements to commercial vehicle circulation
- Improve pedestrian-processing capacity
Project schedule
- Design-Build contract awarded May 2019
- Construction started June 2020
- Construction complete December 2023
Cost and funding
- Site acquisition: $12 million
- Cost: $122 million
- Total cost: $134 million
Project design
Traffic advisories
Construction complete, the land port of entry remains operational. Travelers will be informed of changes by traffic advisories distributed to news outlets, posted on social media, and via posted signs. Drivers are advised to monitor posted roadway signage when transiting the port.
Port statistics
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In FY 2021, port processed $13.5 billion of exports, $37.4 billion of imports
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Processes 1 million trucks, 5 million vehicles, 2.1 million pedestrians, annually
- Accommodate Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration bus processing needs
Tenant agencies
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- U.S. Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- GSA
Environmental review
Environmental review – GSA prepared an Environmental Impact Statement to analyze the potential impacts from the modernization and expansion of the Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry, under the National Environmental Policy Act.