HIGHWAY 78 TO SHUT DOWN FOR 10 DAYS JUNE 9-19

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East County News Service

June 4, 2017 (Ramona) -- State Route 78 will be closed for 10 days between Weekend Villa Road to Indian Oak Road between Escondido and Ramona, starting on Friday, June 9th at 6 a.m. through Monday, June19th.  

The closure is necessary so that crews can build a retaining wall to stabilize the slope on the north side of the highway, where rock slides recently occurred.  Closure is subject to change based on weather conditions.

Caltrans had originally planned the closure in mid-May, but postponed it to avoid impacting traffic for the Ramona Rodeo.

Detours will extend from Cloverdale Road/San Pasqual Road to Main Street/SR-67.

Eastbound motorists will be detoured south on Cloverdale Road/San Pasqual Road, south on Bear Valley Parkway/Via Rancho Parkway, south on Interstate 15, east on Scripps Poway Parkway and north on SR-67 to SR-78.

Westbound motorists will be detoured south on SR-67, west on Scripps Poway Parkway, north on Interstate 15, north on Bear Valley Parkway/Via Rancho Parkway, and north on Cloverdale Road/San Pasqual Road to SR-78.

Local traffic will still be able to access SR-78 between Cloverdale/San Pasqual Road and Indian Oaks Road and between Weekend Villa Road and SR-67/Main Street.

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