Southbound I-5 Lanes In San Diego To Be Closed For Roadwork

SAN DIEGO, CA — A stretch of Interstate 5 in San Diego will be closed this weekend for roadwork and concrete slab replacement.

All lanes on southbound I-5 from state Route 52 to the Mission Bay Drive onramp will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday, according to Caltrans.

Drivers heading southbound on I-5 were advised to take southbound Interstate 805 at Sorrento Valley, connect to southbound state Route 163, connect to westbound Interstate 8 then connect to I-5.

Vehicles traveling past southbound I-805 will be able to exit and enter I-5 at Genesee Avenue, westbound La Jolla Village Drive and Nobel Drive, according to Caltrans. Entrances and exits at Gilman Drive and eastbound La Jolla Village Drive will be closed.

According to Caltrans, vehicles driving south of Gilman Drive will be detoured to eastbound SR-52. Vehicles driving westbound on SR-52 will detour to La Jolla Parkway or northbound I-5. Vehicles driving eastbound on La Jolla Parkway will not be able to connect to southbound I-5 and will detour to eastbound SR-52.

Portable changeable message signs will be placed along the routes advising of the closure and suggesting alternate routes.

Businesses near Damon Avenue should anticipate construction noise and lighting during the closure.