Private Group Wants To Create Toll Bridge To Mexico

Ayatollahgondola · #1 02-13-2011, 11:53 AM

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/13/339...us-fliers.html

Quote:

The border is an opportunity and an inconvenience," said Cindy Gompper Graves, executive director of the South County Economic Development Council, a nonprofit that has been promoting better use of the Tijuana airport. "It offers unique opportunities for companies doing business in two different countries with just a short drive. It's an inconvenience because there is a secured border that you have to wade across."

She said the cross-border facility would treat the San Diego-Tijuana region as one economic entity and help facilitate business developments on both sides of the fence

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/13/339...#ixzz1DsH4Al00

Ayatollahgondola · #2 02-13-2011, 12:15 PM

Here's a portion of the story that sums up who is behind it:

Last August, the U.S. State Department granted a presidential permit to build the bridge after finding that it would not cause any significant environmental impact. The project must receive a few more approvals by U.S. and Mexican authorities before construction can begin.