UPDATED Nov. 21, 2025
THERE IS A PLANNED TRUCKER STRIKE IN BAJA SUR ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24th WHERE THEY PLAN TO BLOCK ACCESS TO ALL ROADS. PLEASE PLAN TO AVOID TRAVEL THIS DAY IN BAJA SUR IF POSSIBLE.
BORDER CROSSINGS
Some of the California/Baja land borders are currently operating on reduced hours:
San Ysidro: open 24 hours
PedWest: temporarily closed
PedEast: open 24 hours
Otay Mesa: open 24 hours
Tecate: 6am-10pm
Mexicali West: open 24 hours
Mexicali East: open 6am-10pm
Baja Norte
- Avenida Internacional in Tijuana is partially closed as they continue construction to build an elevated roadway. There are detours that are changing daily. If you are using the San Ysidro border, you may want to take Calle Segunda as an alternate route. If you are towing, we advise you to use a different border crossing. The project is expected to be completed in 2026.
- There is a new entrance to the San Ysidro SENTRI lanes along Calle Segunda. The old access at Padre Kino is still viable as well.
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The road out to Bahía de los Ángeles is in really bad shape starting at Km 28 all the way to the bay. There are huge potholes. Take it slow. In some places they have tried to fill the potholes. They are rebuilding the bridge and there is currently a detour around it.
Baja Sur
- Highway Mexico 1 south of Guerrero Negro has been recently repaired and is in fairly good conditions.
- The road out to Abreojos has a number of potholes.
- The north road into Scorpion Bay from San Ignacio is currently only passable with a four-wheel drive vehicle with high clearance.
- The road from San Ignacio to Laguna San Ignacio is now paved almost all the way out to the lagoon. There are a few stretches where they are doing road maintenance.
- There is a washout south of Mulege where a detour is in place.
- The road out to San Javier is paved all the way. The road is in good condition but the passes through a number of arroyos where there can be water after rains. Inquire in Loreto about the latest conditions.
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