SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Construction of Tijuana's elevated highway, or viaduct as it is called south of the border, could be ready by this time next year, according to Mexico's Defense Secretary, which is in charge of the project.

Work on the 6-mile roadway started in 2023.

Critics, including Elmer Peña Ruvalcaba of Mexico's Chamber of Industry and Construction in Tijuana, don't expect construction to be done till 2027 considering the current pace of the project and work yet to be done including many support columns in the downtown area.

When done, the viaduct will connect Tijuana's coastal communities with the city's airport, bypassing congestion in downtown and around the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

It will run parallel to the border above Avenida Internacional.

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