Motorists may want to plan an alternate route through the La Jolla/University City area while Interstate 5 is closed for overnight construction this week.
The planned closures are part of the $2.17 billion Mid-Coast Trolley construction project that will extend a Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) trolley line another 10.9 miles from the University City area to Old Town.
All lanes of southbound I-5, from the I-805 split to La Jolla Village Drive, will be closed from 9:30 p.m. on Thursday to 5 a.m. on Friday.
Motorists will be rerouted along southbound I-805 to westbound state Route 52, where they will rejoin I-5.
During this same time, two northbound lanes of I-5, from La Jolla Village Drive to Genessee Avenue, will also be closed.
Crews will pour concrete to build a bridge deck for the trolley overpass at Voigt Drive during the closures.
Construction on the Mid-Coast Trolley Project began in 2016 and in late-March reached a milestone with half of the project completed. Full completion is expected in late 2021.
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The blue line extention will add nine stops, linking communities to University City, Mission Bay Park, the VA Medical Center, UC San Diego and University Town Center.
A large chunk of the funding for this project came from TransNet, the half-cent sales tax approved by voters. TransNet will also provide operating funds for the Mid-Coast Trolley through 2048.
Construction on the Mid-Coast Trolley Project has led to some large-scale road closures in the University City area. Earlier this month, the work shut down Nobel Drive west of Interstate 5 in La Jolla for a weekend.
