Eastbound I-8 Lanes to Temporarily Close Saturday Morning for San Diego Police Officer Austin Machitar Funeral Procession

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

SAN DIEGO - Motorists should expect a delay traveling on eastbound Interstate 8 (i-8) Saturday, September 21 between 7:15 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. from Interstate 805 to Greenfield Drive in El Cajon for the Funeral Procession of San Diego Police Officer Austin Machitar. The procession will also affect the following ramps:

• Eastbound I-8 at Interstate 15 (I-15)
• Southbound I-15 to eastbound/westbound I-8
• Northbound I-15 to eastbound I-8
• Eastbound I-8 off-ramp to Mission Gorge Road/Fairmount Avenue
• Southbound State Route 125 (SR-125) to eastbound I-8
• Northbound SR-125 to eastbound I-8
• Southbound State Route 67 to eastbound I-8

Law enforcement and Caltrans crews will begin the procession on eastbound I-8 at I-805 and stop all traffic. The procession will move slowly along eastbound I-8 to Greenfield Drive in El Cajon. Motorists may follow the procession but are encouraged to take alternate routes. No vehicles will be allowed to enter or pass the procession. All lanes will reopen as the procession moves east.