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Northbound I-5 Lanes Closed Near Coronado Bridge
BREAKING: Caltrans San Diego said the closed section of the highway is south of Imperial Avenue. The closure is due to police activity.
Update: The police incident is still active at I-5 and Commercial. The Coronado Bridge is open but slow eastbound due to northbound lane closures on I-5, according to an advisory issued just after 5 p.m. Wednesday by the Coronado Police Department.
SAN DIEGO, CA – The California Highway Patrol late Wednesday afternoon closed all northbound lanes on Interstate 5 south of Commercial due to police activity.
In a social media post after 3 p.m., Caltrans said the closed section of the highway was south of Imperial Avenue.
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Due to the closure, the city of Coronado said eastbound traffic on the Coronado Bridge was heavily backed up.
No other information was immediately available.
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UPDATE: CHP has closed all lanes on NB I-5 south of Commercial (south of Imperial Ave.) due to police activity #SDCaltranAlert
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) January 18, 2017
Due to police activity on the I-5 northbound at Commercial street, the Coronado bridge is experiencing a heavy backup going eastbound.
— City of Coronado (@CoronadoCity) January 18, 2017
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