Road work in Laguna on Tuesday — and beyond — could slow traffic
Drivers on sections of Laguna Canyon Road and South Coast Highway can expect lane closures at times on Tuesday as different agencies perform various tasks.
The California Department of Transportation will conduct an engineering study, forcing the closure of one northbound lane on Laguna Canyon Road near Canyon Acres Drive from 10 a.m. to noon, according to a city news release issued Thursday. Southbound lanes will not be affected.
Further details about the work were not immediately available because City Hall was closed Friday.
Also on Tuesday, one southbound lane of South Coast Highway near West Street will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. as San Diego Gas & Electric Co. performs utility undergrounding work, the release said. Minor traffic problems can be anticipated.
Then from Feb. 13 to 17, Caltrans will perform geotechnical work associated with crosswalk improvements on Anita, Brooks and Calliope streets and their intersections with South Coast Highway.
The work is anticipated to cause minor traffic and parking problems in these areas, according to the release.
Vehicle accidents involving pedestrians prompted the City Council in December to put pressure on Caltrans to install warning lights at Anita, Brooks and Calliope streets, the Daily Pilot reported. A Caltrans representative told the council it would take 18 months before crews could place blinking lights in the crosswalks, but the council wanted the work done sooner.
Caltrans plans to erect overhead arms with warning lights at Calliope and Anita and add lights to an existing arm over the crosswalk at Brooks.
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