Directions to Truck Crossing at Tecate

[Ed_White]

Can anyone provide me with directions to the TRUCK crossing in Tecate FROM THE MEXICAN SIDE of the border?

I am aware that trucks arrive at the border on a different road to that used by cars, and then cross in front of the line of cars to get in to the commercial crossing.

If someone has GPS waypoints that I can use on Google Earth to visualize the route, that would be excellent, but I'm also happy to get a written description of the route, perhaps from a point coming down the hill on Mex3 towards the McDonalds.

Thanks in advance.

[navegator]

If you are familiar with Tecate, there is a square (Zocalo) on the main street, the street that you are looking for is the East street going North.

If you are standing at the square facing North, towards the U.S. the street is the one on your right, one block east of the old entrance.

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[navegator]

The other way to get there is on Presidente Pascual Ortiz Rubio, you can try this street, it comes out at a 45 to the entrance for the cargo, the Police might let you cross or they make you go to the end of the line.

If the barrier is in place you will be SOL, give it a try.

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[navegator]

Of the entrances the one to the east is the cargo entry, the lanes are wider and veer off towards the cargo inspection area, the east entrance is for the cars, they can use both entrances when the cargo entrance is not in operation for commercial purposes.

There is no other entrance Tecate is a small port, just the two, East cargo West cars.

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[Ed_White]

navegator wrote:
The old border crossing has changed, on the Tecate Rumorosa Libre East of the main plaza is the street that takes you to the port entrance, the street's name is Culiacan, the street goes North then makes a left turn and runs along the border, there are two lanes stay on the right lane.

There are two entrances, the first is the truck big rig, not always open, the second entrance is the vehicle entrance, if you are going to San Diego, be very careful on highway 94 during the week days, a lot of big rig traffic from Tecate.

There is a CBP check point before you get to Otay Lakes road, if you are going to Yuma on 94 the traffic is less.

navegator

navegator, thank you, but I think you misunderstood my question. I don't want to join the two lanes of passenger cars working their way towards the crossing on the road along the border - I'm very familar with how to get to the crossing in a passenger car. I need to know how to access the TRUCK/COMMERCIAL crossing. I've heard that heavy transport trucks access the border via a different route and cross in front of the two lines of cars just before they enter the crossing.

Can anyone clarify the situation, thanks.

[navegator]

The old border crossing has changed, on the Tecate Rumorosa Libre East of the main plaza is the street that takes you to the port entrance, the street's name is Culiacan, the street goes North then makes a left turn and runs along the border, there are two lanes stay on the right lane.

There are two entrances, the first is the truck big rig, not always open, the second entrance is the vehicle entrance, if you are going to San Diego, be very careful on highway 94 during the week days, a lot of big rig traffic from Tecate.

There is a CBP check point before you get to Otay Lakes road, if you are going to Yuma on 94 the traffic is less.

navegator