San Diego CA— Overnight closures of Interstate 5, from the Interstate 805 merge to La Jolla Village Drive, are scheduled for Wednesday, November 1, and Thursday, November 2, to conduct work on the Gilman Drive Bridge, linking the east and west sides of the UC San Diego campus.
All southbound Interstate 5 lanes, from the Interstate 805 merge to La Jolla Village Drive, will be closed overnight on Wednesday, November 1. Closures of all northbound Interstate 5 lanes, from La Jolla Village Drive to the Interstate 805 merge, are scheduled for Thursday, November 2.
Southbound I-5 closures are scheduled from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. and northbound I-5 closures are scheduled for 10:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. Southbound motorists will be detoured via Interstate 805. Northbound motorists will be detoured via Interstate 8, State Route 52 and the La Jolla Village Drive ramps.
Traffic controls and detour signs will be placed to alert motorists in advance.
This is a continuation of overnight I-5 closures to accommodate construction of the Gilman Drive Bridge; additional closures may be necessary to continue work on the bridge and the construction of the Mid-Coast Trolley line. The new bridge will span Interstate 5, connecting the east and west campus of UC San Diego between Gilman Drive and Medical Center Drive.