Read the latest Essential California newsletter > The OCTA, working with Caltrans and the Riverside County Transportation Commission, has committed more than $360 million for 23 miles of lane additions along various parts of the 91 between Interstate 5 and the Riverside County line. Since then, there have been re-stripings to add lanes, right-of-way acquisitions, planning and environmental reviews for proposed projects. Some motorists reported 15- to 20-minute reductions in their commutes. The westbound lane, which runs for a half-mile from the Riverside-Orange county line to the Foothill Eastern toll road, eliminated one of the worst choke points on the highway.Īfter the improvement, officials said the average speed doubled from 12 mph to 28.5 mph through an 11.7-mile section of freeway. The first expansion of the 91 was a $6.7-million lane addition that opened in 2004 in Orange County.
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Interested in the stories shaping California? Sign up for the free Essential California newsletter > “I look at the regular lanes and count our blessings.” “That is a godsend for us,” Carpenter said, although it can still be slow going in Corona where highway construction is underway. The toll lanes otherwise offer motorists freeway speeds for a price that fluctuates with the level of congestion.
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Getting up every day to make that commute has been real difficult.”Ĭarpenter now uses the 91 Express Lanes for free because he carpools with his wife and daughter. “We’ve always told people our house was a beautiful place to be once you got there. “It’s been frustrating,” said Eric Carpenter of Eastvale in Riverside County, who has commuted on the 91 for more than a decade to jobs in Santa Ana.
In Orange County, average daily traffic could jump by 90,000 trips, more than 30%. If projections are correct, the number of trips could exceed 400,000 a day by 2035 on the Riverside portion of the 91. Last year, the average number of trips motorists made per day ranged from 209,000 to 338,000 depending on the section of freeway, according to Caltrans. “We could have been on our way to a complete failure in the corridor, but we’ve managed to turn that around.” “It would have been so much worse had we not been able to do the things we’ve done,” said Darrell Johnson, the OCTA’s chief executive. Detours are set up, though long delays should be expected, officials said.Now in the 11th year of a 30-year plan, upward of $2 billion has been either spent or earmarked for lane additions, rebuilt interchanges, new ramps and the expansion of public transit on both sides of the Riverside-Orange county line. New 91 Freeway lane opens between Corona, Anaheim Hillsĭrivers are urged to avoid the area by taking the 60 Freeway or other routes.
Construction starts on 91-15 freeways toll-lane connector in Corona.
Westbound 91 Freeway in Corona to shut all weekend at 15 Freeway.High winds topple trees onto homes, cars, keep roaring through Southern California on Saturday.Weekend westbound 91 Freeway closure canceled in Corona due to high winds.The closure was originally planned for Friday, Jan. The westbound 91 Express Lanes in Riverside County and westbound 91 off-ramp at McKinley also are scheduled to close. 31, the closure will allow crews to safely put up support structures to guide construction of a new $270 million ramp connecting toll lanes on the 91 and 15 freeways, the release states. Last week’s planned work was canceled because of the heavy Santa Ana winds. In a rescheduling of the closure canceled last weekend, all westbound lanes of the 91 Freeway are set to shut from McKinley Street to Main Street - all weekend long - for a construction project, a Riverside County Transportation Commission news release states. Driving west through Corona this weekend could be a nightmare.
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