Traffic & Transit
Motorists Asked To Voice Opinion About Corona 71/91 Interchange
Registering to support the project will strengthen the commission's efforts to secure funding from competitive grant programs.
Press release from the Riverside County Transportation Commission: The Riverside County Transportation Commission is urging users of the 71/91 Interchange in Corona to voice their support to secure state funding for this project.
The new interchange is designed and ready to build, and RCTC is actively seeking additional funding to start construction. Registering to support the project will strengthen the Commission’s efforts to secure funding from competitive grant programs administered by the California Transportation Commission.
RCTC will submit applications this summer. The new non-tolled interchange will improve traffic flow and safety for eastbound travelers on the 91 and those merging onto the 91 from Green River Road. Funding this project will also provide jobs to help with economic recovery for the region.
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The interchange serves as a gateway between Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties and is a vital link for commuters and freight vehicles that travel along the 91.
The project will:
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- Replace the existing single-lane loop connector between eastbound 91 and northbound 71 with a two-lane, direct connector ramp
- Build a separate eastbound auxiliary lane from Green River Road to east of the 71/91 interchange
- Realign the eastbound 91 on-ramp from Green River Road to improve access to the interchange
The project is one of several that RCTC has planned for western Riverside County. Construction is starting this month on the I-15 Railroad Canyon Interchange in Lake Elsinore and this fall on both the 91 Corridor Operations Project between Green River Road and Route 241 and the I-215 Placentia Avenue Interchange in Perris. Design work is under way now on the 15/91 Express Lanes Connector.
If funding is secured for the 71/91 Interchange, construction could begin in 2022 and open in 2024. Click here to register to support for this project or learn more here. Those who register will have their names included in state applications that RCTC will submit this summer.
This press release was produced by the Riverside County Transportation Commission. The views expressed here are the author's own.
