Headed to SoCal? Caltrans making overnight I-5 Grapevine detours for landslide repair

Jim Guy
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Drivers heading to Southern California on Interstate 5, the state’s main north-south route, will face detours overnight through Sunday, the California Department of Transportation announced Monday.

The detours are part of necessary repair work on I-5 caused by a landslide that took place during heavy rainfall on the route in early April.

Southbound I-5 will be fully closed between Vista Del Lago Rod and Templin Highway from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The closure will begin at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, May 20 continue to 8 a.m. Sunday morning. Two southbound lanes will open each morning.

Traffic will be routed east on Highway 138, south on Highway 14, and back to I-5. The Quail Lake Road, Smokey Bear Road and Vista Del Lago Road on-ramps and westbound Highway 138 connector route to I-5 will also be closed. All work is subject to weather and operation reasons, said Caltrans. Northbound I-5 is not involved in the closures.

The April landslide reduced southbound I-5 in the area from four lanes to two. Road conditions can also be checked in real time at 800-427-7623 or on Twitter @CaltransDist7

Caltrans map indicates where drivers can expect overnight detours while heading to Southern California this week.
Caltrans map indicates where drivers can expect overnight detours while heading to Southern California this week.