Southbound vehicle access into Tijuana at the San Diego Port of Entry was temporarily closed Thursday by a group of protesting teachers on the Mexican side of the border.
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Southbound traffic on interstates 5 and 805 at the border was diverted to state Route 905 east toward the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert for the area shortly before 10:30 a.m. The protestors left the area around noon, and freeway access through the port was reopened shortly after.
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A similar blockade occurred in the area on March 18, when a teachers’ union blocked southbound traffic to demand policy changes for better wages and pensions. The organizers had said the plan was to be on-site for three hours, but the group left after about an hour.
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