CARLSBAD (CNS) - Caltrans officials announced Sunday that the construction of four remaining new miles of carpool lanes on northbound Interstate 5 between Carlsbad and Oceanside will be completed Monday.
The new lanes, between Palomar Airport Road and State Route 78, will connect to the existing nine miles of HOV lanes on I-5 between Lomas Santa Fe Drive and Palomar Airport Road, the agency said.
The Caltrans & @SANDAGregion Build NCC team is proud to announce that on Monday, 4 new miles of HOV Lanes on NB I-5 from Palomar Airport Rd. to SR 78 in the @CityofOceanside to in the @CityofCarlsbad will be officially complete!@CaltransHQ @CA_Trans_Agency pic.twitter.com/YIBrQlsTWh
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) June 25, 2023
The new southbound HOV lanes have been open since June 14.
Other ongoing projects in Carlsbad include a new sound wall near Tamarack Avenue and pedestrian improvements at the I-5 intersections near Chestnut Avenue and Palomar Airport Road. Construction on those project is expected to be completed in late 2024 or early 2025, according to officials.
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