Southbound SR-163 from I-8 to I-5 Closed Saturday, 5/3

District: District 11 - San Diego and Imperial Counties
Contact: Stephen Welborn
Phone: (619) 688-6670

SAN DIEGO - All lanes of southbound State Route 163 (SR-163) from Interstate 8 (I-8) to Interstate 5 (I-5) will close Saturday from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. to pick up litter, trim trees, remove overgrown brush, and repair damaged pavement. The closure includes the eastbound and westbound I-8 ramps to southbound SR-163 as well as the Washington Street and Robinson Avenue on-ramps to southbound SR-163. San Diego Metropolitan Transit Systems bus services will be escorted through the area during the closure.

• Westbound I-8 motorists will continue westbound I-8 to the southbound I-5 connector ramp, continue I-5 to the SR-163 connector.
• Eastbound I-8 motorists will continue eastbound I-8 to southbound Interstate 805 connector, continue I-805 to southbound State Route 15/westbound State Route 94 (SR-94) connector, continue SR-94 to northbound I-5 to the SR-163 connector.
• Southbound SR-163 motorists will connect to westbound I-8, connect to southbound I-5, and proceed to the SR-163 connector.

Motorists are reminded to be Work Zone Alert if traveling in the area and to watch for highway workers and moving construction equipment.

The work schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions, traffic incidents, or other work-related reasons.

For real-time traffic information, including traffic speed, lane and road closures due to construction and maintenance activities, and more, go to http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/

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