Yes. The times are indeed changing. It’s getting harder and harder to find any real information on or about the Punta Colonet Megaport these days. There is no doubt that many lingering opinions on this matter still hold for those that support and oppose the Megaport. Port or no port I still believe the region is destined to grow no matter what your opinion may hold.
Though there may not be any immediate movement in the still sleepy fishing village that is Punta Colonet today; it is no secret that California and Baja California, respectively, are and will forever be inextricably joined together and joined not at the hip but by the Aortic artery known as the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, the busiest border crossing in Western Hemisphere and some would argue in the world.
No matter how busy, there are those who not only see the road ahead they live it each and every day and none more so than the fine people of San Ysidro, California. This vibrant multicultural community south of San Diego does not just rest along the border of Mexico and their “sister” of Tijuana; It is indeed the border crossing. Each and every day, San Ysidro welcomes tens of thousands of men, women, children, cars, tourists and commuters alike. The impact of this daily ebb and flow is in many ways an economy unto itself.
It is true that after 9/11 and the U.S. government’s implantation of a series of security measures have slowed the inspection process at all land border crossings; Congestion at border crossings between the U.S. and Baja California have cost the U.S. and Mexican economies billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs however, the numbers of those making their way across the border seem to be rising.
As the new border expansion project enters its first year of construction one can make the reasonable assumption that business in the region will indeed increase over the long haul, Megaport or no Megaport.
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