North Torrey Pines Bridge Closed Jan. 5, 12 and 13

The City of Del Mar released the following announcement on Jan. 2, 2013:

The City of Del Mar's bridge contractor, Flatiron West, Inc., will be relocating equipment along North Torrey Pines Road on Saturday, Jan. 5. North Torrey Pines Road will be closed during the day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., from the southern Torrey Pines State Park parking lot (Torrey Pines Park Road) to the intersection of Camino del Mar and Carmel Valley Road. 

Roadway detours will divert traffic to Interstate 5 via Genesee for northbound traffic, and to Interstate 5 via Carmel Valley Road for southbound traffic. 

Pedestrians and bicyclists will be diverted around the closure via Carmel Valley Road and the Torrey Pines State Beach parking lot. Pedestrians are not to use the North Torrey Pines Road Bridge or cross the railroad tracks in the area of the bridge.

Flatiron West, Inc., will also be demolishing the North Torrey Pines Road Bridge girders over and adjacent to the railroad tracks on the weekend of Jan. 12 and 13. North Torrey Pines Road will be closed during the day from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on both Saturday, Jan. 12 and Sunday, Jan. 13.

The demolition work will also require the closure of all rail traffic from Saturday morning Jan. 12 at 12 a.m. to Monday morning Jan. 14 at 5 a.m. This will affect all rail traffic, including COASTER and Amtrak trains. For information on public transportation alternatives, please contact NCTD at their customer service phone number: 760-966-6500 (Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.) or their website gonctd.com. For information about Amtrak Intercity Train alternatives, please contact Amtrak Customer Service at 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245), or visit their website at amtrak.com.

For information on public transportation alternatives, please contact NCTD at their customer service phone number: 760-966-6500 (Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.) or their website gonctd.com. For information about Amtrak Intercity Train alternatives, please contact Amtrak Customer Service at 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245), or visit their website at amtrak.com.

Please visit the City's Construction and Traffic Updates page for the latest updates. Thank you for your patience during this process.