Motorists in the Lake Elsinore and Menifee areas were pleased with the opening of the newly constructed Interstate 15/Railroad Canyon Road Interchange last week, culminating after almost two years of work by Riverside County Transportation Commission, Caltrans and the city of Lake Elsinore.The ribbon cutting and opening Thursday, April 21, was attended by transportation officials and state government representatives celebrating the final phase of the almost $30 million project.The project added auxiliary lanes to I-15 to help drivers merge on and off the highway and reduce traffic bottlenecks. It also removed a traffic signal that was no longer needed, improved coordination between signals, added a second on-ramp to give drivers another option to enter northbound I-15 and built new
