Railroad Canyon Road/I-15 S. Off-Ramp Closing This Weekend

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A full closure of the southbound Interstate 15/Railroad Canyon Road off-ramp in Lake Elsinore is planned over the weekend, and some closures are expected Thursday night as part of the Riverside County Transportation Commission’s $41 million I-15 Railroad Canyon Interchange Project.

Thursday night, ongoing work continues in the area with a southbound I-15 Railroad Canyon Road off-ramp closure and intermittent southbound freeway lane closures from 8 p.m. through 4 a.m. Friday, according to the RCTC.

Then, Friday night through Monday morning, construction crews will be widening and connecting the new I-15 ramp to the Railroad Canyon roadway. The work will require the off-ramp to fully close Friday at 9 p.m. through 4 a.m. Monday. Crews will be shifting k-rail, removing existing pavement, excavating, installing irrigation for future landscaping, and repaving and restriping the off-ramp, according to the RCTC.

Periodic lane closures will be required along Railroad Canyon Road during the weekend work, but at least one lane will remain open in both directions, the RCTC said.

Local traffic signals will be set to “flash” Friday from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. to prepare for the off-ramp closure, and then be set again to flash during the weekend closure, according to the RCTC.

Motorists can use Bundy Canyon Road as a detour route "and should allow extra travel time on Friday morning and throughout the weekend," the RCTC advised.

Drivers are asked to watch for construction workers and equipment, and obey all posted speed limits.

Work on the I-15 Railroad Canyon Interchange Project began in May and is expected to finish in late 2022.