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UPDATE: All Lanes Open on I-15 South in Murrieta Following Roadwork

A traffic backup Wednesday on southbound Interstate 15 in Murrieta was due to a Caltrans lane closure for maintenance.

UPDATE 2:20 p.m. Sept. 18:

The lane closure had ended and the roadway was clear as of 1:49 p.m., according to CHP.

ORIGINAL POST 12:07 p.m. Sept. 18:

A traffic backup Wednesday on southbound Interstate 15 in Murrieta was due to a lane closure, California Highway Patrol reported.

The number three lane at the Nutmeg Avenue overpass was closed as of 8:45 a.m. Wednesday for Caltrans maintenance, according to CHP's website.

As a result, southbound I-15 traffic was slow from Clinton Keith Road to the California Oaks Road/Kalmia Street exit.

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