Rancho Bernardo Community Council

Caltrans Update as of 09/02/2010

The New I-15 Express Lanes ~
A revolution is coming to the I-15 Express Lanes, in addition to the existing 8-mile stretch, 4.5 brand new miles of the smartest, most innovated highway in the U.S. are opening in September. It will be an expressway within a freeway.

Revolutionize your commute with more choices to get around San Diego County. There will be new direct access points for entering and exiting; you can park the car and enjoy priority access by carpool, vanpool or Express Bus; if you are driving solo, use FasTrack at a special introductory toll of just 50 cents for the new 4.5 mile segment. For more details, visit www.511sd.com

Interstate-15 Express Lanes Project
Brochure, Newsletters, and Fact Sheet

Click here for a Brochure describing the Middle Segment Project

Click here for the South Segment: Construction Update #4

Click here for the North Segment: Construction Update #4

Click here for the I-15 Express Lanes: Fact Sheet

Click here for I-15 Express Lanes Newsletter 2010 2nd Quarter

Click here for the Caltrans I-15 Road Closures Update

The following closures will be in effect from Thursday evening (09/02) through Friday morning (09/03). These closures are expected to be placed beginning at 9 p.m. and picked up by 5 a.m. or earlier Friday.

Surface Streets:

1. EB and WB Carroll Canyon Rd at Rte 15 ( Full closure ) -- Bridge work
2. Partial lanes EB and WB Citracado Pkwy at Rte 15 -- Road work
3. NB and SB Felicita Rd at Rte 15 ( Full closure ) -- Road work ( Detours will be posted )
4. EB and WB Valley Pkwy at Rte 15 ( Full Closure ) -- Bridge work ( Detours will be posted )
5. EB and WB Washington Ave at Rte 15 ( Full Closure ) -- Bridge work ( Detours will be posted )
6. EB and WB Mission Ave at Rte 15 ( Full Closure ) -- Bridge work ( Detours will be posted )

Ramps:

1. I-15 NB On ramp from EB Mira Mesa Blvd -- Road work
2. I-15 NB On ramp from EB Rancho Penasquitos Blvd -- Bridge work
3. I-15 NB Off ramp to CItracado Pkwy / Felicita Rd -- Concrete Paving work
4. I-15 SB On ramp from EB SR 78 -- Road work (Detour will be posted)
5. I-15 SB On ramp from Valley Pkwy -- Road work
6. I-15 SB Off ramp to 9th Ave / Auto park Way -- Road work
7. I-15 SB On ramp from EB Mira Mesa Blvd -- Bridge work
8. I-15 SB Off ramp to Carroll Canyon Rd -- Bridge work

Freeway Lanes:

1. I-15 NB Partial lanes from Miramar Rd to Poway Rd -- Road work and Bridge work
2. I-15 NB Partial lanes from Centre City Pkwy to 9th Ave / Auto Park Way -- Concrete paving work
3. I-15 SB Partial lanes from Jct Sr 78 to 9th Ave / Auto Park Way -- Road work
4. I-15 SB Partial lanes from Ted Williams Pkwy / SR 56 to Miramar Rd -- Road work and Bridge work

Bike Lane:

1. The bike lane along southbound I-15 will be detoured between Centre City Parkway and Via Rancho Parkway through the end of June 2011. Detour signs will be posted to alert motorists and bicyclists of the closure.

Caught in the middle on Interstate 15? (San Diego Union-Tribune)

An Anatomy of Bridge Demolition and Reconstruction

The following photos show the demolition, construction, and reopening of the I-15 Southbound overpass at Bernardo Center Dr.

--The first photo is June 30, 2007 at 9:45 am, just 12 hours after demolition began.
--The second photo shows the progress on January 14, 2008 at 10:45 am.
--The third photo shows traffic on the new bridge on March 26, 2008 at 4:30 pm.

Caltrans kept the traffic flowing on I-15 by diverting the southbound lanes onto the new center lanes during construction.

This overpass was completely demolished and reopened by Caltrans in less than 9 months.

Photographs taken by George Cooke