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http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/2283 By Don Juan Ortega, on May 31st, 2013 It’s here. Carmageddon, South County style.
Tomorrow, “on Saturday, June 1 at 10 p.m., crews will reduce lanes on the Ortega Highway bridge over the I-5 freeway to two lanes in either direction in preparation for upcoming demolition activities on the south half of the bridge.” This configuration will remain for approximately one year as [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/2202 By Don Juan Ortega, on May 14th, 2013 We endeavor to keep you fully and promptly informed about the schedule and impact of the Ortega/I-5 interchange project. Although none of it should be new to frequent readers of this blog, below is an advisory from Supervisor Bates’ office regarding some important estimated dates and other information related to the project:
Caltrans officials have [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1813 By Don Juan Ortega, on March 20th, 2013 Last night during the open floor portion of the City Council meeting, business owners in Marbella Plaza asked San Juan Capistrano to open El Horno Street to vehicle traffic during Ortega construction. Patch has the article here. Businesses in Marbella Plaza have had their share of struggles in the past, and will certain suffer when [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1795 By Don Juan Ortega, on March 19th, 2013 In a letter addressed to San Juan Capistrano’s City Manager, Capistrano Unified School District has requested access to the El Horno Street underpass for school buses, saying “[i]f the El Horno Street underpass were available to the school district for bus passage during the construction period, the district believes it would minimize delays transporting students [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1599 By Don Juan Ortega, on February 20th, 2013 We have previously made the suggestion that El Horno Street should be opened to through traffic as a traffic mitigation measure during the I-5/Ortega interchange construction. We have also reported that the San Juan Chamber of Commerce has also recently suggested that El Horno be temporarily opened to through traffic. Even the Register has picked [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1530 By Don Juan Ortega, on February 13th, 2013 The Orange County Register has joined the debate, raising the possibility of opening El Horno as a third detour route during the Ortega Highway/I-5 interchange project. The Register’s take seems to be more pessimistic. From the article:
El Horno is paved but “is not currently constructed to be used as a regular roadway,” city spokeswoman [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1523 By Don Juan Ortega, on February 8th, 2013 In a letter to the San Juan Capistrano City Council, the San Juan Chamber of Commerce requests that the El Horno Street undercrossing be temporarily opened during the I-5/Ortega Highway interchange construction project. With a little pat on the back, we want to remind our readers that we suggested the exact same thing in a [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1367 By Don Juan Ortega, on January 21st, 2013 With construction on the I-5/Ortega Highway interchange project beginning next month, Carmageddon is almost here. Of course, we’ve been warning people since early August with posts such as “Carmageddon Coming to San Juan Capistrano.” To aid local residents and commuters in planning, we’ve described the upcoming road closures and detours, and previewed the construction phases [...]
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