District 11

Oct. 22, 2007

Contact: Public Information Officer Edward Cartagena Phone: (619) 688-6723 Cell (858) 688-1431

Current Interstate 15 Road Closures

SAN DIEGO –The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced the following road closures for Interstate 15 due to fire:

Northbound I-15 has been re-closed from SR-76 to SR-79;

Northbound I-15 is closed from SR-56 to SR-78;

Southbound I-15 is closed from SR-78 to Rancho Bernardo;

All I-15 ramps headed southbound from Rancho Bernardo are open; and

The HOV lane on I-15 will remain open in the southbound direction from SR-56.

For information on road closures and evacuation areas, please continue to check the County of San Diego website, www.sdcounty.ca.gov, or contact the Caltrans Public Information Office at 619-688-6670.

For more information about the auction, please see the auction brochure at www.dot.ca.gov/property or contact Bruce Berlau, (619) 688-6106 in the Caltrans Right of Way Division.

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