Highway Update: Temecula sees two-day full 1-215 closure from Winchester to Murrieta Hot Springs roads
A City of Temecula traffic alert has been issued to local drivers on Interstate 215 from Winchester Road to Murrieta Hot Springs that will be fully closed from Sunday, Nov. 6 at 10 p.m. until Monday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 a.m. The reason it will be fully closed is because Charter Communications needs to move its overhead power lines to accommodate a new freeway bridge to be built at the I-15 and I-215.The project is part of the Valley Parkway Interchange Phase 2 improvements that will bring a long-awaited bridge to the French Valley Parkway interchange.Temecula officials also report the southbound I-15 and southbound I-215 closed at Murrieta Hot Springs Road and northbound I-15 will be closed at Winchester Road at the same time. The closures are necessary for the safety of construction wo