Starting Wednesday, the roughly 30-mile highway will be closed from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., and between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m., traffic will be restricted to one lane in some places, causing 15-minute travel delays. (Photo courtesy of theortegahighway.com)
Repairs to an eroded section of the Ortega (74) Highway between Lake Elsinore and San Juan Capistrano will require shutting down most of the route four nights a week for the next month, according to Caltrans.
Starting today, the roughly 30-mile highway will be closed from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., and between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m., traffic will be restricted to one lane in some places, causing 15-minute travel delays, Caltrans officials said.
The closures will continue into early May.
Last month, heavy rains caused part of a shoulder to collapse on both the Orange and Riverside County sides of the highway. Repairs to damage just west of Lake Elsinore were completed within a week. But work is continuing just east of San Juan Capistrano.
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