Imperial Highway and Pioneer Boulevard

Closures

• Imperial Highway & Pioneer Blvd. Project - June 14- June 21, 2019
• IMPERIAL HIGHWAY & PIONEER BOULEVARD PROJECT - Week of Jan 21, 2018
• IMPERIAL HIGHWAY & PIONEER BOULEVARD PROJECT - Week of Jan 14, 2018

Weekly Construction Updates

• Imperial Highway & Pioneer Blvd. Project - June 14- June 21, 2019
• January 2019 I-5 Corridor Construction Update
• October 2018 Video Update I-5 Corridor

Project Information

Improvements: HOV lane, one mixed-flow lane in each direction, interchange modifications at San Antonio Dr. undercrossing, Imperial Highway undercrossing, Pioneer Boulevard undercrossing, and Orr and Day Road.
Start Date: 2013
Completion: *Spring 2019
Currently: 95% complete.
Overall Project Cost: $323 Million
Project Construction Cost: $144.5 Million

The new Imperial Highway on ramp to northbound I-5 is open.
The new Imperial Highway off ramp from southbound I-5 is open.
The new San Antonio Dr. on ramp to  southbound I-5 is open.

Pioneer Bridge: Construction complete.
San Antonio Bridge: Construction complete.
Imperial Highway Bridge: Construction complete.

Crews are placing decorative tile on the walls of the San Antonio, Imperial Highway, and Pioneer Blvd. bridges under I-5.

Photos below from under the San Antonio Bridge on May 14:

Photos below are from under the Imperial Highway Bridge on May 14, May 28, and June 5:

• The median barrier rail along the new lanes of I-5 north of Imperial Highway is complete. Photos below show the construction:
  

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• A new median on Norwalk Blvd. north of the San Antonio Bridge is complete. Photos below:
  

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The Pioneer Blvd. on ramp to northbound I-5 is permanently closed to allow the addition of lanes to northbound I-5.

Project Benefits

• Increasing capacity by widening the freeway
• Accommodating future projected traffic demands
• Extending the HOV lanes.
• Enhancing safety
• Revitalizing our I-5 community