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This Caltrans rendering shows the look south toward San Elijo Lagoon at the Interstate 5 Manchester Avenue offramp in Cardiff. (Caltrans photo)

Agencies offer commuters options as I-5 expansion moves north

Meghan Lanigan October 30, 2018
Caltrans and the San Diego Association of Governments are taking steps to minimize the impacts to commuters during construction as Interstate 5 construction pushes northward.
Orange netting, pictured March 9, stretches down San Elijo Lagoon in Cardiff to keep beachgoers safe during construction. (Photo by Cam Buker)

San Elijo Lagoon might appear in jeopardy now, but it’s all part of a plan

Meghan Lanigan March 23, 2018
Cranes sit on either side of Interstate 5 at the Manchester Avenue exit and orange netting outlines the area where vegetation has been cleared at San Elijo Lagoon. There is hardly any water in the back basins, the lagoon lacks greenery, and if one did not know better, it might look like the lagoon is in trouble. However, all is as it should be, according to Doug Gibson, executive director and principal scientist of the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy.
Man Commits Suicide after Traffic Collision in Vista

Man Commits Suicide after Traffic Collision in Vista

OsideNews December 27, 2017

Vista CA— Tuesday afternoon, December 26, 2017 at 5:43pm, Deputies from the Vista Patrol Station were dispatched to investigate a rollover collision at S. Melrose Drive and Shadowridge Drive, Vista. The...

An architectural rendering of a possible design for the Manchester Avenue overpass in Encinitas, looking west, shows a widened span over San Elijo Lagoon. (Caltrans photo)

Work underway on I-5 expansion across San Elijo Lagoon

North Coast Current February 3, 2017
Despite January’s rainy weather, construction got underway on freeway and rail projects across San Elijo Lagoon between Solana Beach and the Encinitas community of Cardiff.
A project to widen Interstate 5 will provide improvements to the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve, including the lengthening of the bridge space at Manchester Avenue, pictured Oct. 20, for improved tidal flow. (North Coast Current photo)

A route to lagoon improvement: I-5 project to bring enhancements to San Elijo reserve

Meghan Lanigan October 20, 2016
Of the protected lagoons affected by the North Coast Corridor Project along Interstate 5, work around San Elijo Lagoon is taking a different approach.

State panel OKs Interstate 5 project across San Elijo Lagoon

North Coast Current March 15, 2016
The California Coastal Commission gave the green light last week to a major makeover of Interstate 5 running across San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas, local officials announced March 15.

San Elijo I-5 bridge expansion topic of March 9 state meeting

North Coast Current March 3, 2016
The replacement and expansion of the Interstate 5 bridge over San Elijo Lagoon and related Encinitas projects are the subject of a March 9 public hearing of the California Coastal Commission.

Drunken driving suspected in San Marcos crash injuring two

North Coast Current June 1, 2015

A collision involving suspected drunken driving resulted in serious injuries May 31 in San Marcos, authorities reported. The incident happened at about 7:30 p.m. when a 60-year-old woman driving a Toyota...

Woman injured in collision with bicycle at Camino Del Mar

North Coast Current June 1, 2015

An El Segundo woman visiting the area with her husband was seriously injured May 31 when she was hit by a bicyclist in Del Mar, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department reported. At 1:37 p.m., the...

SANDAG purchases Batiquitos land for open space

North Coast Current April 8, 2015

A parcel originally slated for a 19-unit housing development along Batiquitos Lagoon has been purchased by the San Diego Association of Governments to preserve as open space, the organization announced...

Speed Limit Changes to go Before Council

OsideNews August 20, 2013

Oceanside CA- The Development Services Department-Transportation Division recommended that members of the Planning/Transportation Commission seek approval of speed limit changes from the City Council....

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