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Storm Brings One Benefit: Freeway Closure Canceled

The rain storm expected to arrive tonight and stay through the weekend has forced cancellation of this weekend’s planned freeway closure at the northbound I-5/Ortega Highway interchange. Courtesy of Caltrans: The nighttime full closure of the northbound I-5 freeway at Ortega Highway, originally scheduled for Friday, February 28 and Saturday March 1 is canceled due [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3907

Ortega Highway/I-5 Construction Update for the Week of February 24

From Caltrans: NORTHBOUND I-5 – NIGHTTIME FULL-FREEWAY CLOSURE RESCHEDULED:

On Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1, crews will fully close the northbound I-5 freeway between 11:59 p.m. and 6 a.m.

DETOUR: From the northbound I-5, exit Ortega Highway. Proceed through the intersection and re-enter the freeway on the immediate Ortega Highway on-ramp to the [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3898

This Weekend’s Freeway Closures Canceled

Caltrans has canceled this weekend’s scheduled freeway closures:

The nighttime full closure of the northbound I-5 freeway at Ortega Highway, originally scheduled for Friday, February 21 and Saturday February 22 is canceled. Crews will resume the three consecutive weekends of full-freeway closures on Friday, February 28. The full-freeway closures will take place on Friday and [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3840

I-5/Ortega Highway Construction Update for the Week of February 17

More full freeway closures on tap for this week:

NORTHBOUND I-5 – NIGHTTIME FULL-FREEWAY CLOSURE:

On Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22, crews will fully close the northbound I-5 freeway between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. DETOUR: From the northbound I-5, exit Ortega Highway. Proceed through the intersection and re-enter the freeway on [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3809

Ortega Highway/I-5 Construction Update for the Week of February 10

Below are the scheduled ramp and lane closures for the week of February 10, courtesy of Caltrans:

Ramp Closures:

Northbound I-5 off-ramp to Ortega Highway (SR-74) closed Ramp closed nightly, Sunday through Thursday between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Northbound I-5 on-ramp from Ortega Highway (SR-74) closed Ramp closed nightly, Sunday through Thursday between 10 [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3774

Ortega Highway/I-5 Construction Update for the Week of February 3

More freeway closures coming up:

Crews will perform full nighttime closures on the northbound and southbound I-5 freeway at Ortega Highway for three consecutive weekends in order to remove falsework from the south half of the bridge. The full freeway closures will take place on Friday and Saturday nights between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3758

Highlights from I-5/Avenida Pico Groundbreaking Ceremony

Below is a short video compilation, courtesy of Patch (full article here), showing highlights from yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the I-5/Avenida Pico improvement project.

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3742

Groundbreaking Tomorrow on 6 Mile I-5/Avenida Pico Project

Tomorrow is the groundbreaking of the $249 million project to add carpool lanes on I-5 in each direction between San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente. The nearly 6 mile project extends from Avenida Pico in San Clemente to San Juan Creek Road in San Juan Capistrano. The project will:

Add a carpool lane in both [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3736

I-5/Ortega Highway Interchange Construction Update for the Week of January 27th

Below are this week’s scheduled lane and ramp closures for the week of January 27th.

Ramp Closures:

Northbound I-5 off-ramp to Ortega Highway (SR-74) closed Ramp closed nightly, Tuesday through Thursday between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Northbound I-5 on-ramp from Ortega Highway (SR-74) closed Ramp closed nightly, Tuesday through Thursday between 10 p.m. and [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3703

I-5/Ortega Highway Construction Update for the Week of January 20

According to Caltrans, “in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday, crews will not perform nighttime closures from Sunday night, January 19 through Tuesday night, January 21. Regularly scheduled closures will resume on Wednesday night, January 22.” Below are this week’s scheduled ramp and lane closures for the week of January 20:

Ramp Closures:

Northbound [...]