Crews Begin Widening Freeway Interchange
Construction on an $87.5-million widening and retooling project at the interchange of the San Diego and Corona del Mar freeways began this week in an effort to ease existing traffic snarls and ensure a smoother ride through 2020.
Much of the construction, expected to continue through 2003, is aimed at modifying access ramps at the interchange to reduce the tangle of cars leaving and entering the freeways on the same lanes.
Four lanes and a new connector road will also be built as part of the project, which will be completed in four construction phases.
The interchange, which handles 280,000 cars daily, is expected to accommodate 340,000 cars by 2020.
Most of this summer’s road work will be done at night, but narrowed lanes and some daytime construction may cause delays during rush hour.
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