Ortega Highway Weeknight Closure Coming: What To Know

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA — Drivers, if you head to Riverside from Orange County on the Ortega Highway, another closure is in store.

The State Route 74 widening project reaches another milestone as CalTrans crews prepare for significant nightly road closures starting Sunday evening and continuing through Friday.

Residents are highly encouraged by CalTrans to use an alternative route to avoid possible delays, such as the SR-91 freeway, the I-15 freeway and the I-5 freeway.

What to know:

On Monday, Jan. 31, from 8 p.m. until 9:59 p.m. CalTrans will use one-way traffic control with flagging and pilot vehicles to ensure drivers get off the road before work begins, a spokesperson for CalTrans said.

The full closures will begin Monday night at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. daily, from Monday night until Friday night, Feb. 4, they reported.

EXPECT DELAYS:

Night road work will take place east of the Riverside County Line on State Route 74, and long waits and delays are to be expected, CalTrans said.

Daytime road work may occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., with flagging for traffic control. California Highway Patrol officers will be on the scene to assist with traffic control.

"Be advised, you will experience long waits and delays due to construction operations," a CalTrans news release said. "Please wait for the designated pilot car to escort you through the construction zone."

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