Otay Mesa Mexican Border Crossing

Ceremony to mark completion of key leg of I-905

OTAY MESA political, civic and transportation bigwigs got down on their hands and knees in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 905 and glue Bott Dots on to the freeway.

This ceremonial gesture will mark the completion of a stretch of six-lane freeway, from the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to Britannia Boulevard, in the shadow of Brown Field Municipal Airport.

The $87.2 million project was funded by Proposition 1B, the $19 billion transportation bond approved by voters in November 2006.

On hand for the ceremony was Caltrans Director Cindy McKim, Senator Denise Ducheny, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, San Diego Association of Governments Board member and Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox and Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Alejandra Mier y Teran.

State Route 905 is the major thoroughfare from the Otay Mesa border crossing to Interstate 805 and Interstate 5, a key access route for the hundreds of trucks passing through the border each day.

Caltrans estimated the cost of the entire project, from the border to I-805, at $610.5 million in February. Construction began on phase 1A of the project, from Siempre Viva Road to Britannia, in April 2008. Phase 1B will be from Brittania to I-805 and will be completed in 2012.

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