District: 11 - (San Diego and Imperial Counties)
Contact: Hayden.Manning@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (619) 688-6670
SAN DIEGO — All lanes of northbound State Route 163 (SR-163) from Interstate 5 (I-5) to Interstate 8 (I-8) will close Saturday from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. to trim trees, remove overgrown brush, and repair damaged pavement. The closure includes the southbound and northbound I-5 ramps to northbound SR-163 as well as the 11th Avenue northbound SR-163 on-ramp from downtown San Diego.
Northbound I-5 motorists will be detoured to continue on northbound I-5 to the eastbound I-8 ramp, continue on eastbound I-8 to the northbound or southbound SR-163 connector ramps.
Southbound I-5 motorists will be detoured to the Imperial Avenue off-ramp, turn left to the northbound I-5 on-ramp then follow the northbound I-5 detour.
Downtown San Diego motorists from 11th Avenue will be detoured to the northbound I-5 on-ramp, then follow the detour for northbound I-5 motorists.
The work schedule is subject to change due to weather, traffic incidents, or other maintenance considerations.
Travelers are reminded to watch for highway workers and moving equipment and to Be Work Zone Alert. 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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