California Department of Transportation

10/03/2025 | Press release | Archived content

SR-163 Connectors to I-5 Closed Evenings October 5 to 9

SR-163 Connectors to I-5 Closed Evenings October 5 to 9

Published: Oct 03, 2025

District: District 11 - San Diego and Imperial Counties
Contact: Mayra Garcia
Phone: (619) 688-6670

SAN DIEGO - Caltrans will close the State Route 163 (SR-163) and Interstate 5 (I-5) connectors in the evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., starting Sunday, October 5, to Thursday, October 9, for broadband installation.

Motorists travelling along the southbound I-5 will be detoured onto the eastbound SR-94 connector, then onto the northbound I-15 connector, then onto the northbound I-805 connector, then onto the westbound I-8 connector, then onto the northbound SR-163 connector.

Motorists travelling along the southbound SR-163 will be detoured onto the 10th Avenue off-ramp, continue towards C Street, turn left onto C Street, and then use the southbound I-5 on-ramp.

Motorists travelling along the northbound I-5 will be detoured onto the eastbound I-8 and onto the northbound 163 connector.

Motorists are reminded to be Work Zone Alert if traveling in the area and to watch for highway workers and moving construction equipment.

The work schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions, traffic incidents, or other work-related reasons.

For real-time traffic information, including traffic speed, lane and road closures due to construction and maintenance activities, and more, go to https://http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/

Follow @SDCaltrans on Twitter/X and like Caltrans District 11 on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SDCaltrans for news related to state transportation in San Diego and Imperial counties.

California Department of Transportation published this content on October 03, 2025, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via Public Technologies (PUBT), unedited and unaltered, on October 07, 2025 at 17:50 UTC. If you believe the information included in the content is inaccurate or outdated and requires editing or removal, please contact us at [email protected]