Schwarzenegger hopes to speed border crossings

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Hoping to cut down on wait times at the border, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that he and other governors are exploring the idea of public-private partnerships to construct vehicle toll lanes at entry points between the United States and Mexico, writes Michael Rothfeld.

Schwarzenegger raised the issue at the closing of the 26th annual Border Governors Conference, a three-day summit that drew four governors from the United States and six from Mexico. Among the problems the governors agreed to tackle next year was the reduction of border-crossing times.

Currently, passenger vehicles can wait up to two hours to cross the border, and commercial vehicles can wait up to four. These delays, according to the Schwarzenegger administration, could discourage tourism and other business.

Read more about Schwarzenegger’s plans for the border here.

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City