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Santa Ana Freeway
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Price of pride halts O.C.’s freeway welcome sign plans
California | Local |
June 10, 2008
A freeway sign to help boost Orange County’s image took a few shots Monday, proving once again that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Read more
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Motorist is raped on I-5 in San Juan
California | Local |
December 11, 2007
In a brazen and unusual attack, a San Diego County woman was raped
on the side of Interstate 5 last weekend by a man who asked if she
needed help after her car broke down, authorities said. Read more
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
$1.2 million to go to study traffic
California | Local |
May 15, 2007
Orange County transportation planners Monday agreed to fund a study
on how to relieve congestion on the Santa Ana Freeway from north of
the El Toro Y to San Clemente. Read more
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
O.C. parents grieve from hospital room
California | Local |
May 9, 2007
A lawyer representing the Ladera Ranch couple whose three young
children died last week when a big rig rear-ended their minivan on
Interstate 5 said Tuesday that the grieving parents were “holed up”
in a hospital room relying on “faith, God and family” to get through
the crisis and give meaning to their children’s lives. Read more
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Nightly construction will delay drivers on I-5
California | Local |
April 14, 2007
Motorists driving the Santa Ana Freeway will encounter nightly
construction delays beginning Sunday. Read more
Friday, August 11, 2006
10-Year Bottleneck Expected on I-5
California | Local |
August 11, 2006
A project designed to ease congestion on the Santa Ana Freeway in
northern Orange County has officials worried about a massive traffic
jam at the Los Angeles County line where the freeway will narrow from
a total of 10 lanes to six. Read more
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
That County-Line Jam Is No Accident
California | Local |
November 30, 2005
In north Orange County, Interstate 5 is a 10-lane superhighway, with
the broad shoulders, terra-cotta sound walls and attractive
landscaping one might expect along California’s main north-south artery. Read more
Friday, November 4, 2005
Freeway closure
California | Local |
November 4, 2005
Lanes of the Santa Ana Freeway will be closed between Main Street and
La Veta Avenue at these times for sign removal: Northbound lanes closed: Tonight at midnight through 6 a.m. Read more
Thursday, March 3, 2005
Woman, 24, Kills Self by Jumping Off Overpass
California | Local |
March 3, 2005
A woman committed suicide Wednesday by jumping off an overpass on the
Santa Ana Freeway, officials said. Read more
Thursday, November 14, 2002
Bristol Offramp Will Be Closed Another Week
California | Local |
November 14, 2002
The Bristol Street offramp from the northbound San Diego Freeway in
Costa Mesa will remain closed another week because recent rains
slowed efforts to rebuild the exit, Caltrans officials said. Read more
Friday, November 9, 2001
Big-Rig Wreck Closes Freeway for 4 Hours
California | Local |
November 9, 2001
A fiery big-rig accident closed both sides of the Santa Ana Freeway
for four hours and caused a commuter nightmare Thursday morning on one of
Southern California’s busiest freeways. Read more
Friday, April 27, 2001
Extension of Long Beach Freeway Takes Back Seat
California | Local |
April 27, 2001
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday approved a
long-range plan that moves dozens of rail and highway projects closer to
reality while putting the much-delayed Long Beach Freeway on the back burner. Read more
Tuesday, November 28, 2000
I-5 Will Widen at County Line
California | Local |
November 28, 2000
A tough two-mile stretch of the Santa Ana Freeway in north Orange
County near the county line will be widened from six to 10 lanes,
potentially pushing the notorious crush-hour bottleneck into Los Angeles County. Read more
Section of I-5 to Be Widened
California | Local |
November 28, 2000
A tough, two-mile stretch of the Santa Ana Freeway in Orange County
will be widened from six to 10 lanes, potentially pushing the notorious
rush-hour bottleneck north into Los Angeles County. Read more
Wednesday, September 20, 2000
A New, Flower-Strewn Route Into Mickey’s Domain
California | Local |
September 20, 2000
Commuters using the Santa Ana Freeway will encounter new traffic
ramps, tunnels and interchanges over the next nine days as workers put
the finishing touches on $1.1 billion in upgrades to one of Orange
County’s main arteries. Read more
Upgrades to Free Up I-5
California | Local |
September 20, 2000
Creatures of habit, beware. Read more
Sunday, August 6, 2000
Orange County Freeway Project Nearing the End of the Road
California | Local |
August 6, 2000
It’s been a tense four years of dust, demolition and detours, but
the largest freeway construction project in Orange County’s history–the
$1.1-billion overhaul of the Santa Ana Freeway between the Orange Crush
and Los Angeles County–is nearing completion with only weeks to spare,
officials say. Read more
Resume Speed: End of Construction Ahead
California | Local |
August 6, 2000
It’s been a tense four years of dust, demolition and detours, but
the largest freeway construction project in Orange County’s history–the
$1.1-billion overhaul of the Santa Ana Freeway between the Orange Crush
and Los Angeles County–is nearing completion with only weeks to spare,
officials say. Read more
Saturday, July 22, 2000
Caltrans to Close Wilshire Ramp to Santa Ana Freeway
California | Local |
July 22, 2000
Workers will close a temporary onramp to the northbound Santa Ana
Freeway at Wilshire Avenue in Anaheim on Tuesday, according to Caltrans. Read more
