‘Last US exit’ road closures this week: What you need to know

SAN DIEGO — The “final U.S. exit” off-ramps on southbound Interstate 5 and Interstate 805 in San Ysidro are closed for just a few days this week because of highway work, site visitors officers mentioned.

The closures of the Camino De La Plaza off-ramps began at 7 a.m. Monday and final till 3 p.m. Thursday, the California Division of Transportation introduced in a press launch.

Indicators have been posted to alert vacationers of the crews at work on the highways, which contain putting in and upgrading wrong-way driver infrastructure, know-how together with LED signage, pavement markings, striping, and different security components to lower site visitors collisions from wrong-way drivers.

“In 2019, there have been 248 wrong-way crashes on state highways, with almost half involving drivers below the affect from medicine or alcohol. Over the past three years, 78 wrong-way drivers have been reported to California Freeway Patrol (CHP) in San Diego County alone,” Caltrans acknowledged.

The state site visitors company offered the next detours for individuals who don’t want to cross the San Ysidro Port of Entry into Mexico:

Southbound I-5: Exit at By way of De San Ysidro Boulevard off-ramp, flip proper onto By way of De San Ysidro Boulevard then left onto Calle Primera, then proceed in the direction of Camino De La Plaza by way of Willow Street.

Southbound I-805: Exit at San Ysidro Boulevard off-ramp, flip proper onto San Ysidro Boulevard then left onto By way of De San Ysidro, flip left onto Calle Primera and proceed in the direction of Camino De La Plaza by way of Willow Street. Motorists may additionally entry areas East of I-805 by exiting at San Ysidro Boulevard off-ramp and turning left onto San Ysidro Boulevard.

Vacationers are suggested to plan forward as site visitors delays are anticipated.