Carmageddon, all over again – stretch of I-5 south of SR-52 to close for weekend
The weekend closure for Nov - Image courtesy of Caltrans Carmageddon wash rinse repeat And it will keep repeating for a while Yes folks part of Interstate will be closed again beginning at p m Friday continuing through a m Monday Where to avoid if at all practicable this time All lanes of southbound I- from state Highway to the Mission Bay Drive onramp This is the fourth of several freeway closures on stretches of I- which are all part of the million I- Asset Management Project which by the time it s finished in will have improved the quality of the roadway from Via de la Valle near Del Mar all the way to Camino De La Plaza at the frontier More than miles of better roads is all well and good but as drivers stuck in the intermittent tie-ups that began Sept can tell you the headache in the moment is real The good news for those who have to journey the Pacific Beach Clairemont section of I- This weekend s closure is the last of the four major weekend shutdowns in the area according to Stephen Welborn of Caltrans Here s the nitty-gritty for avoiding the Friday-Saturday-Sunday snarl on the roughly -mile span between SR- and Mission Bay Drive Southbound I- motorists should take southbound Interstate at Sorrento Valley connect to southbound state Way then to westbound Interstate to reach I- Vehicles traveling past southbound I- may exit and enter I- at Genesee Avenue westbound La Jolla Village Drive and Nobel Drive Entrances and exits at Gilman Drive and eastbound La Jolla Village Drive will be closed Vehicles driving south of Gilman will be detoured to eastbound SR- Vehicles heading west on SR- will detour to La Jolla Parkway or northbound I- Vehicles going east on La Jolla Parkway will not be able to connect to southbound I- and will detour to eastbound SR- Now a piece of bad news to match the good Welborn explained there will be a sparse more smaller evening full closures notably near Gilman Drive in the coming weeks So yes brace for that But back to the good news Caltrans will put full weekend closures on pause during the holiday season mid-November to January The work includes rehabilitation of pavement along the main roadway shoulders and freeway ramps to extend the organization life of the existing pavement Beyond resurfacing the project incorporates according to the state a broad range of upgrades to improve performance safety and environmental conservation Funding for the project includes million from the federal cabinet and million in state Senate Bill funds
