the pedwest pedestrian crossing is located at the east side of the las americas outlet mall where virginia avenue dead-ends at the border, immediately west of the el chaparral port of entry into mexico. on the mexican side a walkway connects pedwest southeastward, ending across the street from the plaza viva tijuana mall, from which there is a bridge to downtown tijuana. pedwest opened for northbound pedestrians in july 2016 and july 31, 2017 for southbound pedestrians. pedwest improved efficiency as now 63,000 people pass through it each day. there are 10 northbound and 2 reversible lanes. this has also become a better alternative for pedestrian traffic, due to the southbound i-5 re-alignment.