Work is entering the final stages on the Interstate 5 (I-5) / Ortega Highway Interchange Improvement Project, as crews set the sidewalk pavers on the new bridge, pave off- and on-ramps and install irrigation for future landscaping.
The $86 million project, which began construction in February 2013, widens the Ortega Highway bridge as well as the existing ramps and adds a loop on-ramp to northbound I-5. The project also realigns Ortega Highway to curve into Del Obispo Street. This will improve traffic flow on Ortega Highway as well as ease regional commutes.
In the coming weeks, motorists will notice activity as crews mount signs overhead, pave slopes beneath the bridge, place tubular railing and install metal beam guard rail.
By the end of August, the northbound on-ramp and the remaining portion of the southbound off-ramp are scheduled to be striped, one of the last steps prior to the new bridge opening.
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