Overview
- Holiday traffic and last‑minute shopping fueled a midday surge on Dec. 23, pushing vehicle waits to about 120 minutes and stretching Mariposa queues beyond 2 kilometers.
- Mariposa operated six lanes throughout the day, while DeConcini ran six lanes with two reserved for SENTRI users, with DeConcini vehicle waits reaching about 90 minutes in later reporting.
- The SENTRI lane also slowed, with waits exceeding 60 minutes and lines extending past Plaza Miguel Hidalgo at times.
- Municipal Transit deployed officers to direct traffic and issued sanctions to drivers who attempted to cut into lines, with additional personnel prepared for Dec. 24.
- Reports on pedestrian delays diverged, ranging from roughly 10–30 minutes in one account to up to an hour at Morley and DeConcini in another, and travelers were directed to a live page for real‑time lane and wait updates.