SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego has issued the following road closures as parts of San Diego County experience flooding or the threat of flooding.
Road closures
- 7400 Hazard Center Drive.
- 1900 - 2100 Monument Road (due to flooding).
- 2600 - 2700 Monument Road (due to flooding).
- 2400 Hollister Street.
- 2800 Hollister Street.
- 3800 Estuary Way.
- 11100 Roselle Street.
- San Pasqual Valley Road at Ysabel Creek Road.
- State Route 78 at San Pasqual Valley Road (sinkhole).
- Sorrento Valley Road at Carmel Mountain Road.
- Torrey Pines Road at Ivanhoe Avenue East.
- 10900 San Diego Mission Road.
San Diego River Crossing Closures
- Riverwalk between Avenida de Rio and Hazard Center.
- Avenida del Rio between Riverwalk and Camino de la Reina.
- Camino De La Reina at Camino De La Siesta (westbound).
- Camino De La Reina west of Avenida Del Rio (eastbound).
- San Diego Mission Road between Fairmount and Caminito Yucatan (eastbound and westbound).
- Qualcomm Way and Rio San Diego Drive.
- Mission Center Road between Hazard Center Drive and Camino De La Reina.
- Ward Road at Camino Del Rio North.
- Camino Del Este between Station Village Drive and Camino De La Reina.
Fashion Valley Rd. from Hotel Circle North to Riverwalk Dr.
Flooded Areas
- West Grape Street at Kettner Boulevard.
- 28th Street at National Avenue.
- Rancho Bernardo Road at I-15.
- 900 Torrance St.
- 5100 Cape May Ave.
- 1825 Sunset Cliffs
- Catalina Blvd. at Del Monte Ave.
- Monroe Ave. from 33rd St. to Bancroft.
- 39th St. at Orange Ave.
- Roselle St. & Dunhill St.
- El Cajon Blvd. & 34th St.
- 4200 39th St.
- Midway Dr. & Barnett St.
- Midway Dr. & Wing St.
- 2400-2900 Midway Dr.
- 6000 Carroll Rd.
- 14200 San Dieguito Rd.
- 8748 Gilman
- 500-800 Sea World Dr.
- Kurtz St. & Sports Arena
- Find the latest road closures here
Staying safe on the road
County emergency services and public works road crews say people should stay alert and take precautions on the roads and offered the following tips:
- Slow down to avoid getting into an accident. It takes longer to stop when roads are wet. Allow yourself at least an extra 15 minutes or so to arrive at your destination to adjust for slower traffic.
- Turn on your headlights to see better and make it easier for other drivers to see you. It’s the law.
- Try to drive toward the middle lanes as water tends to gather in outside lanes.
- Defog your windows for better visibility. Rain can cause windows to fog up. Along the same lines, check your windshield wipers preferably before it rains again and replace them as needed.
- Avoid driving through deep water because it can affect your brakes. If you cannot avoid it, test your brakes afterward to make sure they’ve dried out and are working properly.
- Turn around, don’t drown. In heavy rains, never drive through a flooded roadway if you cannot see the pavement. Even a few inches of water running at the right velocity can sweep a car, and even a truck, and its occupants off the roadway and downstream. You should not walk or swim across a flooded roadway either.
- Give the cars in front of you extra distance. The spray from their vehicles — particularly from larger trucks and buses — can hamper your vision. And giving extra space to the guy in front of you also gives you more time to brake or adjust if you need to do so.
- Keep calm, don’t oversteer or stomp on the brakes if you start to hydroplane or skid when your tires lose traction with the wet road. The Department of Motor Vehicles says keep the steering wheel straight and take your foot off the accelerator so your vehicle can slow down slowly.
- Stay focused. Remember, it’s illegal, and dangerous, to try to text or use a hand-held cell phone when you’re driving.
- Slow down for the cone zone if you see highway or road workers ahead or to your side. Watch out for public works crews and equipment.
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