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I-5 South County Improvements Project Overhead Sign Work is Completed

Construction crews have completed the overhead carpool sign installation on southbound and northbound I-5. The lane and full freeway closures for this work on I-5 are now complete.

The construction on the I-5 South County Improvements Project began in 2014. The project will add nearly six miles of carpool lanes in each direction from Avenida Pico in San Clemente to San Juan Creek Road in San Juan Capistrano. The overhead sign work is part of the project’s San Juan Creek Road to PCH Segment. The remaining work on this portion of the project includes realignment of the median barrier, landscaping installation and final striping.

The $230-million project is scheduled for completion in 2018 and is part of the Measure M program, Orange County’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements. For more information about the project or to sign up for construction alerts, visit here.