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Mayor and local leaders celebrate completion of La Media Road Phase 1 in Otay Mesa
Summary
San Diego officials marked the completion of Phase 1 of the La Media Road improvements in Otay Mesa, a roughly $60 million project that raised the intersection, added drainage, expanded lanes and included bike lanes and pedestrian safety upgrades. Officials said Phase 2 still needs funding and completion to reach the border.
San Diego’s mayor and local leaders on Monday celebrated the completion of Phase 1 of the La Media Road improvements in Otay Mesa, calling the work a boost for cross‑border commerce and neighborhood safety.
At a morning ceremony at the La Media and Airway Roads intersection, the mayor described the project as a major trade‑corridor upgrade that addressed long‑standing flooding and congestion. City crews raised the intersection, installed new subsurface drainage, added bike lanes, parkway landscaping, new traffic signals, curb ramps and crosswalks, and widened La Media Road into a six‑lane arterial to State Route 905 in the project area. The mayor said the city invested “a 60 plus million dollar project” to deliver the work.
Councilmember Vivian Moreno, who led local advocacy for the project, said she pushed the city to seek California Transportation Commission trade‑corridor funding and credited community leaders for persistent advocacy. "La Media Road is more than just a street. It's a symbol of what happens when community demands investment," she said.
Alejandra Amir Etiran, executive director of the Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce, and David Wick of TruckNet and the Otay Mesa Community Planning Group praised the improvements as building an international trade route that supports thousands of trucks a day and billions of dollars of cross‑border commerce. Wick told the gathering the corridor carries an estimated $80 billion in commerce annually and about 4,500 trucks a day through the region, figures he said underline the project's regional importance.
Officials emphasized that the work completed Monday is Phase 1 and that additional work is needed to finish La Media Road South between Semper Viva and the border. "We still need to push the city for the completion of La Media Road South project…to fully build out La Media Road," Moreno said.
The mayor invited attendees to continue engagement as the administration pursues Phase 2 funding and coordination with regional and state partners.
The city did not provide an exact schedule or a funding source breakdown for Phase 2 at the event.
