$11.1 Million Roadwork Project Underway On SR-79 Near Temecula

TEMECULA, CA — An $11.1 million pavement preservation project on state Route 79 near Temecula may force nighttime traffic delays over the next two weeks, officials advised.

Caltrans District 8 issued a traffic alert advising that Sept. 28 through Oct. 9, nighttime grinding operations will take place from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday.

The pavement preservation project will improve 32.5 lane miles of SR-79 from the Riverside/San Diego County line to west of Anza Road near the city of Temecula, according to Caltrans. Upgrades include curb ramps to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, vegetation control, and dikes and guardrail improvements.

The project is scheduled to end later this month (weather depending).

More than $9.3 million of the project cost is being paid for with SB-1 funding. Known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, SB-1 was signed into law on April 28, 2017. The legislative package is supposed to invest $54 billion over the next decade to fix California's roads, freeways and bridges. The funds are being split equally between state and local investments, according to Caltrans.

For more information on where the money is going, click here.