District: District 11 — San Diego and Imperial Counties
Contact: Mayra Garcia
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, May 17, from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. to pick up litter, 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 northbound 6th and 10th Avenue on-ramps in Hillcrest and the northbound Park Boulevard and 11th Avenue on-ramps from downtown San Diego. San Diego Metropolitan Transit Systems bus services will be escorted through the area during the closure.
- Northbound I-5 motorists will be detoured to continue northbound on 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.
Motorists are reminded to be Work Zone Alert if traveling in the area and to watch for highway workers and moving construction equipment.
The work schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions, traffic incidents, or other work-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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