EL CAJON, Calif. — Closures for construction on I-8 in El Cajon will begin Friday. Construction in Alpine has been postponed until April.
El Cajon Interstate 8 construction: Jan 5-9
The construction will begin after 9 p.m. Friday, January 5, and is expected to last until 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Crews will close up to three of four westbound lanes from West Main Street to Loren Drive in El Cajon to complete work on the El Cajon Boulevard undercrossing.
During the hours from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., at least three lanes will be open. Between the hours of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. crews may have only one lane open.
There are no plans to close all four lanes at any time during the work.
During the work period, CHP and Caltrans traffic engineers plan to monitor the traffic along the freeway. If traffic delays become too heavy, they may detour some vehicles to northbound State Route 67, to westbound State Route 52, to southbound State Route 125, to westbound I-8.
The dates and times are subject to change due to weather, traffic incidents, or other maintenance considerations.
This $27.7 million project is expected to be completed this summer according to CHP.
Alpine Interstate 8 construction: Postponed until April
Caltrans pushed back planned work on I-8 in Alpine due to weather. Construction on the Pine Valley Bridge was scheduled to start in January but. has been postponed until April 2024.
Watch related: Two major Downtown I-5 closures planned by Caltrans (September 1, 2023)
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