Mega Seaport Planned for Mexico's Baja Pacific Coast

Plans are approaching development in Mexico approximately 150 miles south of Los Angeles for a new seaport that would cost eventually in excess of $5 billion that would be the new starting point for carrying much of Asian made manufactured and agricultural products and materials into points throughout North America. The port is planned for completion in 2014, and a new rail and highway system would also be created in northern Mexico to ship these goods to population centers into the United States, perhaps even into New Mexico and Texas besides California and Arizona. The development of this facility and all this infrastructure would be a tremendous boon to Mexico, creating perhaps hundreds of thousands of jobs directly and indirectly which would go a long way in helping with the vast poverty and economic injustice that continually plagues Mexico and leads to widespread illegal immigration into the US. All that being said, one has to have concerns with the environmental impact of a project of this scope and, given the current world economic situation, whether funding and investment can be secured to even embark on this project in the next few to several years. If if is realized, it may spell the end of much of the port business in the Los Angeles metro area within two decades. Stay tuned.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mexport25mar25,1,5870690.story

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Colonet

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