Irvine : Santa Ana, Laguna Freeways Link to Close
Caltrans’ forecast for Monday traffic out on the Santa Ana Freeway in Irvine: Bad to worse, with apologies.
The northbound Santa Ana Freeway connector to the southbound Laguna Freeway in Irvine will be permanently closed by Caltrans at 7 a.m. Monday for bridge work.
State Department of Transportation engineer Hillary McMahon said the closure is necessary in order to widen the freeway from three regular, mixed-flow lanes at that location to four such lanes plus a car-pool lane on the northbound side of the freeway.
Caltrans has suggested using the Alton Parkway exit from the Santa Ana Freeway and Sand Canyon Avenue to leave the San Diego Freeway.
“Caltrans regrets any inconvenience this might present,” the agency said Friday. But the work under way is intended to “increase efficiency and better accommodate traffic volume.”
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