No road work ahead on projects throughout the county
ORANGE – People traveling to celebrate the holidays over the next two weeks will get a break from construction with no freeway closures planned during the Christmas and New Year’s Eve holidays.
The following work schedules are planned during the holiday weeks:
- I-5 South County: No closures Dec. 24 through Dec. 27 and Dec. 31 through Jan. 3.
- Ortega Highway: No closures Dec. 24 through Dec. 27 and Dec. 31 through Jan. 3.
- SR-91: No nighttime closures between Dec. 22 and Jan. 4
- SR-57: No nighttime closures between Dec. 22 and Jan. 4
- West County Connectors: No nighttime closures Dec. 24 through Dec. 28 and Dec. 24 through Jan. 4
Work may be occurring during the day on some projects but no closures are planned.
The OC Bridges projects also will have no closures between Dec. 22 and Jan 4.
There are some extending closures planned for the grade separation projects starting in January. Beginning Jan. 5, Chapman Avenue at Orangethorpe Avenue is scheduled to be closed for up to one year. Starting Jan. 9, State College Boulevard at Valencia drive is scheduled to be closed until summer 2017.
Overall, the construction projects represent more than $1 billion in improvements and when completed, they will enhance traffic flow and safety for hundreds of thousands of drivers that travel along Orange County’s freeways daily.
For more information or to sign up to receive construction alerts, visit the following websites:
- I-5 South County – www.octa.net/I-5pico
- Ortega Highway – www.octa.net/ortega
- West County Connectors – www.octa.net/westcounty
- O.C. Bridges – www.ocbridges.com
- SR-91 Widening Project – www.octa.net/better91
- SR-57 Northbound Lane Addition – www.octa.net/sr57
