Project Overview

GSA is proud to be the landlord of the world’s busiest Land Port of Entry (LPOE). Located between San Diego and Tijuana, the San Ysidro LPOE supports 24 northbound vehicle lanes into the United States and six southbound lanes into Mexico. Every day, this land port serves over 50,000 northbound vehicles and 25,000 northbound pedestrians.

GSA understands the importance of maintaining border crossing services, as well as increasing efficiency, security, and safety for federal agencies and the traveling public. Looking to the future, the San Ysidro LPOE is undergoing a major expansion that will include a new northbound inspection facility, primary vehicle inspection booths, secondary inspection area, administration space, and a pedestrian processing facility. A new southbound inspection facility will also be developed, and Interstate 5 will be shifted to the west to align with Mexico’s planned use of a reconstructed entry facility at the vacant Virginia Avenue/El Chaparral commercial facility.

El Chaparral Transition Fact Sheet

San Ysidro LPOE Fact Sheet

San Ysidro LPOE Ped Bridge Fact Sheet

What's New in San Ysidro

Traffic Advisory gives the latest traffic advisory information related to the San Ysidro LPOE construction site.

Pacific Rim Region Celebrates Major Milestone at San Ysidro Land Port of Entry
GSA Pacific Rim Region celebrated the opening of the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry’s new pedestrian bridge on April 15, 2011. Thirty-five GSA associates, CBP partners and local stakeholders gathered for an opening ceremony and inaugural bridge walk in celebration of this significant milestone. Read more>

San Ysidro Land Port of Entry…Opening Doors, Breaking New Ground
San Ysidro Land Port of Entry commemorated its next phase of construction with a ceremonial groundbreaking on February 24. Read more>

Hensel-Phelps Project Website
Information regarding construction sub-contracting opportunities and construction-phase announcements for Phase 1B of the overall project

The Miller Hull Partnership Unveils New Designs for San Ysidro U.S. Land Port of Entry
Busiest land port in the world will also be the greenest border crossing with targeted LEED Platinum certification and net zero energy for all occupied buildings

Border Crossing Upgrades Expected to Cost $700M
Infrastructure: Capital Spending on Port of Entry Projects Called "Unprecedented"

Phase 1A Pedestrian Bridge Construction Updates (January 2010)
GSA and Clark-Atkinson are partnering to begin construction of the San Ysidro LPOE’s east-west pedestrian bridge. More about pedestrian bridge construction> (.pdf)

Artist Rendering of future San Ysidro LPOE Pedestrian Bridge: Eye Level

Artist Rendering of future San Ysidro LPOE Pedestrian Bridge: Bird's View

Photograph of the San Ysidro Pedestrian Bridge Design Unveiling

GSA Kicks-Off Construction of Pedestrian Bridge at San Ysidro Unveiling (December 2009)Construction of the San Ysidro LPOE kicked off Thursday, December 17 with the unveiling of design plans for the Phase 1A Pedestrian Bridge. The event started with media availability in the morning followed by an unveiling for community stakeholders in the afternoon. More about the unveiling> (.pdf)

San Ysidro Record of Decision (November 2009)

Environmental Studies: Spring 2003-Summer 2009
Design Process Feasibility Study: Winter 2002 - Summer 2002 Program Development Study: Spring 2003 - Winter 2004 Space Programming: Fall 2004 - Summer 2005 Supplamental/Master Planning: Fall 2005 - Fall 2007 Revised Conceptual Design: Dec 2009 - May 2010 Design Documents: Jun 2010 - Feb 2013 to complete Phases 1-3
Construction Phase Phase 1: December 2009 - July 2014 Phase 2: March 2013 - June 2016 Phase 3: April 2014 - June 2016
Project Completion: Mid-2016