Overview
- All lanes of northbound I-5 from I-8 to the Mission Bay Drive on-ramp close from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for slab replacement and related upgrades.
- Drivers are directed to use SR-163, I-15 or I-805, with traffic passing SR-163 detoured to eastbound or westbound I-8.
- On-ramp closures include Moore Street, the westbound I-8 Taylor Street on-ramp, Morena Boulevard, Camino Del Rio West, Sea World Drive/Tecolote Road and Clairemont Drive, while the Mission Bay Drive on-ramp remains open.
- Transit options persist with MTS routes to La Jolla and UTC operating, Route 30 on a brief detour, Route 105 on its usual schedule, Blue Line trolley service available and parking at Old Town and Balboa Avenue stations.
- This is the third of four scheduled northbound closures in a $113.8 million segment of a broader $623 million regional investment, with $113,745,800 allocated through the State Highway Operation Protection Program, and Caltrans urges heightened caution and notes expected noise and lighting.