O.C. freeway closures set for Friday night, August 2nd, and Saturday night, August 3rd

Part of the I-5 will close for two nights for the I-5/Main Street Carpool Bridge Demolition. It is scheduled for Friday night, August 2, and Saturday, August 3, 2019.

There will be a full closure on northbound I-5 between SR-55 and SR-22, a full closure on Main Street between Santa Clara Avenue and Main Place Drive, partial closure on southbound I-5 between Gene Autry Way to Main Street, as well as various on and off ramp closures. Please see schedule below for time details and click here to see the interactive map.

Friday night, August 2, 2019:

• Main Street: Full closure, Santa Clara Avenue to MainPlace Drive (10 p.m. to 10 a.m.)
• NB I-5: Full closure, SR-55 to SR-22 (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.)
• NB SR-55 connector to NB I-5: Full closure (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.)
• NB SR-55 carpool connector to NB I-5: Full closure (10 p.m. to 8 a.m.)
• NB SR-57 carpool connector to NB I-5: Full closure (Midnight to 8 a.m.)

Saturday night, August 3, 2019:

• NB I-5: Full closure, SR-55 to SR-22 (11 p.m. to 9 a.m.)
• NB SR-55 connector to NB I-5: Full closure (11 p.m. to 9 a.m.)
• NB SR-55 carpool connector to NB I-5: Full closure (10 p.m. to 10 a.m.)
• NB SR-57 carpool connector to NB I-5: Full closure (Midnight to 10 a.m.)

We encourage you to visit O.C.T.A. interactive map at www.octa.net/i5centralmap for all closures and detours.

Please drive carefully and avoid these areas if possible.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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