Road Work Postponed For North County Project Due To Rain

Updated 5:15 p.m. Monday

ENCINITAS, CA – Overnight road work that was to begin Monday evening and case disruptions to traffic on Manchester Avenue at Interstate 5 was postponed because of rain, according to Caltrans.

Once the work actually gets underway, crews will locate utility lines in the area as they continue with the early stages of the Build NCC (North Coast Corridor) project. The closures are scheduled to occur from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday morning and traffic direction will be in place, Caltrans officials said.

The Build NCC project includes extending the carpool lanes on Interstate 5 in each direction through Encinitas and Carlsbad; double-tracking the rail line from Cardiff-by-the-Sea to Solana Beach; replacing the highway and rail bridges at the San Elijo and Batiquitos lagoons; restoring the San Elijo Lagoon; and constructing nearly 10 miles of new bike and pedestrian trails.

Construction on the first phase is expected to be completed by 2021.

By City News Service / Image via Shutterstock