Ortega Bridge Demo This Weekend

You all ready for this?

The bridge over the I-5 Freeway at Ortega Highway is going down this weekend, and so access to the freeway from Ortega will be blocked.

The works to demolish the southern half of the bridge will begin Friday night and continue through Saturday night/Sunday morning, according to Caltrans.

“While most of the work is expected to be completed during the two nights, demolition activities may carry over into the next weekend, if needed,” according to a Caltrans alert.

During the bridge demolition, the northbound and southbound onramps will not be accessible to local traffic, according to Caltrans. Only traffic that is being detoured off the freeway will be directed to use the on-ramps. Motorists traveling on Ortega highway wishing to access the freeway will be directed to use either Camino Capistrano or Junipero Serra Road.   

The pedestrian bridge will also be closed during this time.

The onramps will closed from 11 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday and again from 11 Saturday night to 7 Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, the bridge itself will be closed to cross-town traffic during the same hours, according to Caltrans.