Road Project Near Disneyland Finished
Caltrans officials thought they were pushing it when they promised to build the Katella Avenue undercrossing at the Santa Ana Freeway in 10 days.
But they outdid themselves, finishing the mammoth job along one of Anaheim’s busiest streets in half the time. The road opened Friday, improving traffic flow along the congested Disneyland construction corridor.
The news was particularly good for businesses in an area hard hit by roadwork. The $1-billion widening of the Santa Ana Freeway has snarled traffic at the front door of Disneyland, the biggest tourist destination in Orange County with more than 13 million visitors each year.
“We’re just beside ourselves. It’s so wonderful,” said Carl Ellis, the general manager of the Peacock Suites hotel, located at ground zero. “Our guests had been going out of their minds. They couldn’t figure out how to get here.”
Getting there and to other Anaheim destinations has been hard lately. Not only has the Santa Ana Freeway been under construction for more than two years, but work is ongoing on city streets and the Riverside Freeway.
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