Thursday, March 6, 2008

Directions to Sentri Lane at San Ysidro From the Toll Road

Take the toll road north all the way to the light at Benito Juarez.

There are three lanes. Get in the far right lane labeled Colonial Federal (it used to be the carpool lane). (There is a red medical cross on the road and a sign saying medical vehicles only that you just ignore.) All three lanes turn left and you want to stay to the right so go on the right–hand side of the K-rail divider.

Follow this lane past all the folks waiting in the border line and keep going over the hill to the traffic circle. You want to be in the far left lane.

Make a U-turn onto Avenida Frontera.

Go one block to the huge speed bump and stop sign. Turn right and take the second left onto Paseo Centenario.

Follow it to the first stop sign. If you look over your left shoulder you will see the big green Sentri sign.

Make a U-turn.

Congratulations, you have made it to the Sentri lane.

There are currently two lanes that expand to four lanes as you proceed. Occasionally, when you look back and see the Sentri lane you will notice that there is a long line of cars past where you want to do the U-turn. These people are already in line and you do not want to cut in line.

Instead, make a left turn and go one block.

Turn right and go one block. (Sometimes this is closed off, so make the first available right).

Turn right again and you will return to Paseo de Tijuana (traffic circle).

Turn right onto Paseo de Tijuana and you are at the end of the Sentri lane.

Even if the Sentri lane is this long, you will still get to the border in less than 30 minutes.Here is a link to a map showing both border crossings:

http://www.tijuanaonline.org/english/maps/tj_otay.htm



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