Blogging with Dena Peters: I-215 Widening Project News Flash

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I-215 News Flash

In This Issue

New SB I-215 5th Street On-Ramp Gets Concrete Pour
Baseline Street Bridge Gets Prepped for New Deck
Weekly Road Openings, Closures, Detours - No Work Labor Day Weekend!

Southbound I-215 5th Street On-Ramp Gets First Layer of Concrete

Fifth Street

The first concrete pour of the new southbound I-215 5th Street on-ramp was completed today.

While temperatures cooled off just a bit this week from last week's scorcher, construction crews continued to work feverishly on the new southbound I-215 5th Street on-ramp.

Last night and today, more than 375 tons of concrete were poured on the new on-ramp deck. About 830 tons or 1.7 million lbs. of concrete will be used on this ramp.

Baseline Street Bridge Gets Prepped for Upcoming Concrete Pour

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View of a sea of rebar on the south side of the Baseline Street bridge. Concrete pour to take place next week.

For the past couple of weeks, work has intensified on the south side of the Baseline Street bridge.

Our hardworking crews are finalizing the rebar work and prepping it for a concrete deck pour - scheduled next week. If you take the 1" diameter rebar on this bridge and put it end-to-end, you would have a steel line that extends from San Bernardino to just past San Diego.

This construction milestone takes us one step closer toward joining the already completed north side of the Baseline Street bridge.

Road Openings, Closures, and Detours

In observance of Labor Day weekend, there will be no construction work Friday, Sept. 3 to Tuesday, Sept. 6. Work will resume on Tuesday.

We remind motorists that the legal speed limit has been reduced to 55 mph through the construction area. Please slow down and keep a safe driving distance from the vehicle in front of you. Have a safe holiday weekend.

Following is work information for the coming week:

SB SR-259 Tuesday, Sept. 6 to Thursday, Sept. 8 - 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. nightly closures.

Full closure of SB SR-259 between Highland Avenue and SB I-215 merge. For detour and map, click here.

Tuesday, Sept. 6 to Thursday, Sept 8 -
SB 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. / NB 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

NB and SB I-215 alternating lane closures between Rialto Ave. and University Pkwy. No detour necessary as at least one lane will remain open when full freeway closures are not taking place.

About the I-215 Widening Project

The I-215 Widening Project in San Bernardino, California is a partnership among San Bernardino Associated Governments, Caltrans, the Federal Highway Administration, and the City of San Bernardino.

The 7.5-mile, $723 million project on I-215 between Orange Show Road and University Parkway will help reduce congestion and improve traffic flow for commuters and the goods movement industry.

For more information about the project, go to www.sanbag.ca.gov/215.