Ethanac Expressway Corridor Project Would Help Connect Lake Elsinore, Perris

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Riverside County residents interested in plans for a direct route between Perris and Lake Elsinore are being asked to weigh in with opinions about the configuration of traffic lanes, bicycle paths, pedestrian access ways and other necessities.

The Riverside County Department of Transportation will be holding four public meetings over the next month to solicit public input on the Ethanac Expressway Corridor Project.

The initiative is still in the design phase, and county officials want to hear from residents prior to completion of the "Corridor Vision," about a year from now.

Meetings are planned at the following dates and locations:

• Oct. 25, 6 p.m., Lakeland Village Community Center, 16275 Grand Ave.
• Oct. 28, noon, Monument Park, 3020 Goetz Road, Perris
• Nov. 2, 6 p.m., Moses Schaffer Community Center, 21565 Steele Peak Drive, Perris
• Nov. 7, 6 p.m., Ethan Chase Middle School, 28100 Calm Horizon Road, Menifee

According to transportation officials, several miles of improved roadway surface will be needed to build the expressway, which will run between Interstate 215 in Perris and Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore, by way of Nichols Road, state Route 74 and the existing portions of Ethanac.

Officials are still studying issues related to width and number of lanes, bicycle routes, bus stops, pedestrian paths and trails associated with the project.

The corridor would traverse segments of Canyon Lake, Mead Valley and neighboring unincorporated communities, according to the design map.

More information is available from the transportation agency at (951) 955-6885.

— By City News Service / Image via Shutterstock