Toll lanes included
Tony AultStaff WriterThe California Department of Transportation and the Riverside County Transportation Commission announced they are planning to expand the capacity of 15 Freeway from Corona through the city of Lake Elsinore.The $550-650 million project titled the I-15 Express Lanes Project Southern Extension (ELPSE) would add four to five new lanes to the existing six-lane freeway. Added capacity would include over 60 miles of new toll lanes - two lanes in each direction - plus one additional untolled southbound lane through three miles of Lake Elsinore.The project design and impacts are detailed in a 2024 draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR), not yet approved.The 15 Freeway is currently six lanes - three general-purpose lanes in each directio
