San Luis Port of Entry construction ahead of schedule
Abraham Retana
SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA) – The mayor of San Luis, Arizona took a tour of the San Luis Port of Entry to get an update on the construction Thursday.
San Luis’ mayor says the good news is that construction is ahead of schedule.
“They are five months ahead of schedule, so the port is going to be ready earlier than we expected. By next year, [it] will be ready,” said Mayor Nieves Riedel.
In order to continue moving forward with the construction, there will be some delays for people traveling south into Mexico.
There will be only one lane open starting in November.
“If you have plans to go to Mexico and if right now you are waiting two or three hours trying to cross the border going south, it’s going to get worse, but it’s only going to be two months,” explained Mayor Riedel.
The new port of entry will go from eight to 18 lanes to cross the border from Mexico to the U.S. and it’s expected to be completed by fall of next year.