
Remember to reduce your speed in and surrounding the work zone.īe advised, weather may affect construction schedule.įor up to date information and to sign up for commuter alerts, please go to SR: 74 Ortega Highway Widening Project Law enforcement will be on scene to assist with traffic control. Use caution and expect delays during construction hours. Please obey all posted signs and traffic instructionsĬHP will be on location and citing any offenders Ortega Highway Day Work Construction Delaysĭay Work May Happen from 9:00am to 3:00pmĪ flagging operation will be available to assist in traffic control The contractor may be changing locations nightly, which will affect the direction of travel for residents that live Please remember this is an ACTIVE construction zone! Access through the work zone will be prohibited)įor More Information Please Visit Caltrans 8 Facebook Page with a flagging operation to assist in traffic control.Īll motorists will be turned around at 10:00pm (No Exceptions Allowed)
CURRENT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ORTEGA HIGHWAY FULL
The availability of alternate routes within this area of SR 74 my change – meaning, the construction zone will change nightly resulting in, some areas not having access to Orange County or Lake Elsinore, and vice versa.Ī new commuter alert will be issued with locations of full closure as soon as the location of work is determined.Īny day work required will occur from 9:00 a.m. Please obey all posted signs and traffic instructions, including the pilot escort car, as CHP will be on location and citing any offenders. Please wait for the designated pilot car to escort you through the construction zone.

It is advised to use an alternative route to avoid these long delays such as SR-91 and I-15 and the I-5.īe advised, you may experience long waits and delays due to construction operations. This night work will occur Monday through Thursday. to 5 a.m., the route will be closed to through traffic, at the above-mentioned location, for roadway excavation operations. Reminder: One-way traffic control with flagging and pilot vehicles will be in place from 8 p.m. The contractor may be changing locations nightly, which will affect the direction of travel for residents that live within the construction zone. Residents will be escorted in and out of the construction zones from their designated areas of access (Lake Elsinore). Residents at Monte Vista, Long Canyon and Decker Canyon will be directed to Lake Elsinore and WILL NOT be given access to go through to Orange County during the hours of 10:00 p.m. Please note: Residents on Tenaja Truck Trail or west of Tenaja Truck Trail, including the Ortega Oaks RV Park and Campground and The Candy Store, will be directed to Lake Elsinore and WILL NOT be given access to go through to Orange County during the hours of 10:00 p.m. Work will take place east of the County line on SR-74. Residents and commuters will need to utilize the alternate routes to go around the closure each night BEGINNING AT 10 p.m.Īccess through the work zone will be prohibited during the previously stated hours. to 5 a.m., the route will be closed to through traffic. One-way traffic control with flagging and pilot vehicles will be in place from 8 p.m.

There will be no through traffic allowed during the hours of 10:00pm-5:00am Monday Decemthrough Friday December 10 2021 Ortega Highway (State Route 74) Closure Details Are Online Ortega Highway will be closed in Orange County and in Lake Elsinore and there will be no access and no thru traffic in either direction from 10:00pm-5:00pm on Weeknights until further notice.ĬalTrans states that, “The purpose of this project is to improve the safety performance and reduce collision on Ortega Highway from the Orange/Riverside County Line All work is anticipated to be complete by Fall 2025.” Ortega Highway Opens on Monday Decemat 4:00am. Ortega Highway Full Closure starts on Friday Decemat 9:00pm.

Important Note: Caltrans Ortega Highway 55 Hour Closure on Friday Decemthru Monday December 13 2021. California State Route 74/Ortega Highway Courtesy of CalTrans District 8Ĭalifornia Ortega Highway (State Route 74) Full Weekend 55 Hour Closure Starts Friday December 10 2021.
