The Point: The 10-day Rancho California Road loop on-ramp closure will allow crews to safely reconstruct the on-ramp for the I-15 Smart Freeway Pilot Project
Residents and motorists planning to travel northbound on I-15 from the Rancho California Road loop on-ramp are advised to plan ahead for an extended closure of the ramp. The extended full closure of the Rancho California Road loop on-ramp for northbound I-15 will begin on Thursday, August 14 at 9 p.m. through Monday, August 25 at 5 a.m. The closures are required to allow crews to safely extend a second lane of the on-ramp by several hundred feet and create a safety pocket for emergency vehicles.
While crews are completing work on the ramp, motorists are advised to travel east on Rancho California Road, northbound on Ynez Road, and west on Winchester Road to enter Northbound I-15.
Closure dates are subject to change due to weather, site conditions, construction progress, and other factors.
The work will involve reconfiguring and realigning the ramp to create a merge point between the loop and the direct on-ramps for Rancho California Road.
The Smart Freeway Pilot Project will use ramp meters that work as a coordinated system that adapts to allow more or fewer vehicles to enter I-15 at any given time from the Temecula Parkway, Rancho California Road, and Winchester Road on-ramps. The project is anticipated to improve overall traffic flow and reduce rear-end collisions within the I-15 corridor, without highway expansion and related construction costs and impacts.
For more information about the Smart Freeway Pilot Project and the Temecula Parkway on-ramp closure, visit rctc.org/temeculaclosures