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New Ortega Highway Closure Schedule

Repair work is expected to be completed by June 15.

Emergency repair on an embankment on Ortega Highway that collapsed in the rain earlier this spring is expected to wrap up by June 15, Caltrans reported Thursday.

Until the work is complete, a new road closure timeline is in effect:

  • Ortega Highway will be closed from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Sunday through Saturday to both eastbound and westbound traffic from the Candy Store in Riverside County to the Nichols Institute access road in Orange County.
  •  Ortega Highway will be open with two-way traffic flagging control from 4:30 a.m. Saturday to 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
  • Continuous two-way traffic flagging control will be in place from 4:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Expect 10-to-15-minute delays.

For information, contact California Department of Transportation at 949-724-2000 or visit dot.ca.gov/dist12.

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