A chunk of Interstate 5 near Mission Bay will be closed all weekend as part part of an ongoing multimillion-dollar facelift of the freeway.<\/p>\n
Drivers won\u2019t be able to access the northbound lanes of I-5 between Interstate 8 and the Mission Bay Drive onramp from 9 p.m. on Friday night through 5 a.m. on Monday morning.<\/p>\n
During the closure of a key artery of the city\u2019s freeway system, Caltrans is encouraging drivers to travel north on state Routes 163 and 15 and on Interstate 805 instead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis important effort is focused on preserving existing infrastructure, improving safety and modernizing the corridor to meet current and future transportation needs,\u201d said spokesperson Stephen Welborn.<\/p>\n
A host of onramps along I-5 will be closed over the weekend as well. Those closures include onramps at Moore and Taylor streets,Clairemont Drive, Camino Del Rio West and Sea World Drive\/Tecolote Road and the Morena Boulevard offramp.<\/p>\n
The disruption is the third of four closures along the I-5 as part of a $113.8 million upgrade of the freeway.<\/p>\n
The I-5 Asset Management Project has been improving the road in San Diego, Chula Vista and National City, rehabilitating pavement and upgrading the freeway\u2019s safety and performance, Welborn said.<\/p>\n
This weekend\u2019s construction is part of a larger $623 million investment to improve safety and infrastructure on the I-5, I-805 and state Route 78.<\/p>\n
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