Update September 25: Northbound I-5 Closed September 26 to 29 : https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-11/news/20250922-i5i8closure
The Caltrans I-5 Asset Management Project team will close all lanes of northbound Interstate 5 (I-5) from Interstate 8 (I-8) to Mission Bay Drive starting Friday, September 26, at 9:00 p.m. to Monday, September 29, at 5:00 a.m. to conduct roadwork and culvert replacement.
Northbound I-5 motorists are advised to take alternate routes like State Route 163 (SR-163) or State Route 15 (SR-15) and Interstate 805 (I-805) past I-8 to connect to I-5. Northbound I-5 motorists traveling past SR-163 will be detoured to westbound or eastbound I-8.
The Moore Street on ramp to northbound I-5 in Old Town will be closed to limit the amount of traffic detoured to I-8. On ramps at Camino Del Rio West in the Sport Arena Area and Sea World Drive/Tecolote Road, and Clairemont Drive will also be closed. The northbound I-5 onramp from Mission Bay Drive will remain open.
For more information and a high-resolution map, visit CalTrans at: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-11/news/20250922-i5i8closure
Plan ahead for a full closure of southbound I-5 between SR-52 and Mission Bay Drive.
⏰Friday, Sept 5 at 9pm to Monday, Sept 8 at 5am
👷Crews will be replacing pavement and culverts to extend the life of I-5.
Southbound I-5 motorists are advised to take southbound I-805 at Sorrento Valley, connect to southbound SR-163, connect to westbound I-8 then connect to I-5.
Vehicles traveling past southbound I-805 will be able to exit and enter I-5 at Genesee Avenue, La Jolla Village Drive, Nobel Drive, and Gilman Drive. Vehicles driving south of Gilman Drive will be detoured to eastbound SR-52.
The work being done is part of the I-5 Asset Management Project for infrastructure improvement along I-5.
More information from Caltrans and a high-resolution map, visit: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-11/news/20250902-i5closure
