District: District 11 — San Diego and Imperial Counties
Contact: Barbara Cosio Moreno
Phone: (619) 688-6670
SAN DIEGO —Caltrans construction crews are beginning the first stretch of an 18-mile road repair and improvement project along State Route 67 (SR-67) Sunday night. SR-67 will be resurfaced with Rubberized Hot Mix Asphalt (RHMA) to improve road conditions from just north of the San Diego River Bridge in Lakeside to State Route 78 (SR-78) in Ramona.
Crews will be digging out existing asphalt from Willow Road in Lakeside to Scripps Poway Parkway Sunday, Monday, and Thursday nights, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Drivers should anticipate one-way lane restrictions at times during work. The work entails grinding down to just over two-and-a-half inches of existing asphalt surface, which will be replaced with RHMA.
As each section of the SR-67 is repaired, crews will begin in a northbound direction, then flip to the southbound lanes. The work in this first stretch could take up to two months.
In addition, crews will perform repaving work at Mussey Grade Road on Wednesday and Thursday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Drivers should anticipate one-way lane restrictions at times during work.
Crews have already performed other improvements since the work began last year, including modifying existing traffic signal systems, improved pavement markings, and enhanced ADA curb ramp upgrades, as well as adding new and improved guardrails at 36 locations along SR-67. In addition, there is also broadband work being performed as part of the Governor’s “Broadband for All” initiative.
The estimated total cost of the project is $37 million, funded through the State Highway Operation and Protection Program and made available through Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) and the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
Motorists are reminded to be Work Zone Alert if traveling in the area and to watch for highway workers and moving construction equipment.
The construction schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions, traffic incidents, or other construction-related reasons.
For real-time traffic information, including traffic speed, lane and road closures due to construction and maintenance activities, and more, go to http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
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