{"id":275897,"date":"2026-04-19T19:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/275897\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T19:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:16:10","slug":"southbound-i-805-lanes-reopen-in-san-diego-ahead-of-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/275897\/","title":{"rendered":"Southbound I-805 lanes reopen in San Diego ahead of schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SAN DIEGO (FOX 5\/KUSI) \u2014 All southbound lanes of Interstate 805 between Interstate 5 and Governor Drive in San Diego have reopened following a weekend closure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The FOX 5\/KUSI video above provides driving safety tips<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Caltrans announced the reopening just before 11 p.m. Saturday night, which is earlier than originally anticipated. Officials thanked drivers for their patience while crews completed a road work project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The closure began Friday at 9 p.m., impacting all southbound lanes along the busy corridor near Sorento Valley and University City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/walmart-remodel-10-stores-san-205821225.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Walmart to remodel 10 stores in San Diego County: here\u2019s where;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Walmart to remodel 10 stores in San Diego County&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Walmart to remodel 10 stores in San Diego County: here\u2019s where <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Caltrans crews used the weekend closure to perform a culvert replacement project beneath the freeway just south of Nobel Drive, along with pavement and safety upgrades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the closure, motorists were detoured to alternative route, including southbound I-5 with connection to State Route 52 and Interstate 8 to rejoin I-805.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The project is part of ongoing infrastructure improvements aimed at enhancing safety, drainage systems and long-term roadway performance along the I-805 corridor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fox5sandiego.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 5 San Diego &amp; KUSI News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 5 San Diego &amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 5 San Diego &amp; KUSI News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN DIEGO (FOX 5\/KUSI) \u2014 All southbound lanes of Interstate 805 between Interstate 5 and Governor Drive in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275898,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[19168,74,76,75,38129],"class_list":["post-275897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-interstate-805","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-southbound-lanes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}