The
@ocsheriff
has issued an Evacuation Warning (Voluntary) for the following areas due to the forecast rain event. Residents with evacuation questions are encouraged to call 211 for more info. Residents needing shelter assistance, call 855-891-7325.
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
FUN FACT FRIDAY: "SigAlert" is a term named after a radio reporter Loyd Sigmon, who in the 1940s received major car accident info on city streets from LAPD.
#SigAlerts
eventually applied to any incident on LA freeways that blocked 2 or more lanes of traffic for 2 or more hrs.
TRAFFICALERT: Pacific Coast Highway is closed between Warner Ave and Seapoint Street due to flooding . Traffic is being diverted.
For real-time updates on road conditions statewide, visit or download the app.
#FLOODING
: Northbound & Southbound PCH from Seapoint Street to Warner Avenue is closed due to flooding caused by heavy rains. Please use caution while driving and obey all detour signs. For real time updates, please check:
#CHP
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
#MoveOver
#FLOODING
: Northbound PCH at Goldenwest St. is closed due to flooding caused by heavy rains. Please use caution while driving and obey all detour signs. For real time updates, please check:
#CHP
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
#MoveOver
DID YOU KNOW for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, Caltrans District 12 picked up 18,000 cubic yards of trash? These efforts cost us $2.2 Million.
#DontTrashCalifornia
⚠️
#SantiagoFire
Update: All lanes on the 241 toll road are open. Thank you to all fire personnel for your swift response to stop the forward progression of this fire.
#santiagocommand
#241
In honor of
#NationalWorkZoneAwarenessWeek
, we wear
#OrangeForSafety
! Thank you to our maintenance crews for all the hard work they put in every single day to keep our freeways and highways safe and clean. We are incredibly privileged to have them!
#CaltransOC
Did you know a car can float in a foot of water? Please do not go around our barricades. Our top priority is that you arrive safe.
#BeSafe
#MoveOver
#BeAlert
#TurnAround
For real-time updates 24/7 visit or download the app to personalize your updates.
#FLOODING
: Northbound I-5 at Lake Forest Drive. Truck bypass and mainline
#5
(right lane) is closed due to flooding caused by heavy rains. Please use caution while driving. For real time updates, please check:
#CHP
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
#MoveOver
#SIGALERT
: Westbound SR-91 at Imperial Highway, all lanes blocked.
Eastbound SR-91 at Lakeview Avenue, all lanes blocked.
Please avoid the area and use caution while driving. For real time updates, please check:
#CHP
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
#MoveOver
FUN FACT FRIDAY! Did you know traffic cones were originally wooden? They were hard to see & easily broken. LA painter, Charles Scanlon invented a visible rubber cone which righted itself undamaged when hit by a car.
#Caltrans
#SlowForTheConeZone
#Safety
#CHP
Below are photos of the snow on SR-74 (Ortega Highway) between Lake Elsinore and the OC/Riverside county line. Caltrans crews are currently working to clear the route.
#CaltransOC
Did you hear?!👂 Caltrans QuickMap App push notifications are now available! This allows drivers to receive real-time notifications about nearby road closures, emergencies, and other traffic updates. You don't want to miss out. Download now at
SIGALERT: A small aircraft has landed in the northbound lanes of the 55 freeway at Del Mar Avenue, just south of State Route 73. The three far right lanes are blocked until further notice. Two left lanes are still open. Please drive with caution.
We just wrapped up a big project on the 57 in the
#Anaheim
,
#Orange
,
#Fullerton
,
#Placentia
area. This project supports a vital freight corridor and ensures a smooth, safe roadway for years to come. Thanks for the before and after,
@CaltransHQ
!
SIGALERT: NB I-405 all lanes closed just south of MacArthur Blvd. Traffic is being diverted. Expect delays.
#BeSafe
#BeAlert
For real-time updates, visit
#FLOODING
: Northbound & Southbound PCH from Seapoint Street to Warner Avenue is closed due to flooding caused by heavy rains. Please use caution while driving and obey all detour signs. For real time updates, please check:
#CHP
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
#MoveOver
#SIGALERT
Update
#2
Brush Fire on PCH: Northbound PCH now closed at Broadway St., Laguna Beach (1/2 mile south of Ledroit St.) Southbound PCH still closed at Reefpoint, Newport Beach.
#SIGALERT
: SR-1 closed btw Newport and Laguna Beach for brush fire UFN. SB SR-1 closed @ Reef Point Dr in Newport & NB SR-1 closed @ Ledroit St in Laguna. For traffic updates, check: . Please use caution while driving.
#Caltrans
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
#CHP
🤝Today
@CaltransOC
& City of Huntington Beach celebrated a $5M grant from Clean California to make the underserved Oak View neighborhood safer and more beautiful.
#CleanCA
@CityofHBPIO
Read more:
Construction starts next week on an SB 1 funded project to resurface nearly 70 miles of I-5 north of San Clemente in Orange County with rubberized asphalt. See more projects in your area at:
#RebuildingCA
#SB1
@CaltransHQ
@CA_Trans_Agency
FLOODING CLOSURE: Southbound PCH from Warner to Seapoint will be closed UFN due to flooding. Please take alternate routes if possible and follow detours that have been set in place. For traffic updates, please check:
#Caltrans
#CHP
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
Portions of local streets like Beach Blvd, Imperial Hwy, & Newport Blvd are part of the State Highway System that Caltrans owns, operates, and maintains.
Go to , click "District 12", & place pins to let us know where walking & biking can be improved.
Dump Day numbers are in! Nearly 100 cars came with a total of 115 furniture and appliances, 23 mattresses, 14 rolls of carpet, plus bikes, toys, glass, etc! 5 large trucks filled and sent to the junkyard. Thank you OC residents for helping keep OC clean!❤️🍊
#CleanCA
@CAgovernor
The
#HolyFire
is prompting closures. SR-74 is CLOSED East Bound at Nichols Institute /Gateway in Orange Co. and West Bound at Grand Avenue in Riverside Co.
📢 Attention OC residents: Dump Day is this Saturday! Drop off your bulky, oversized household waste at Fullerton Park and Ride for free. The last Dump Day event reached capacity, so it's best to arrive early.
#CleanCA
#CAComeback
#CAForAll
@CAgovernor
FUN FACT FRIDAY! Did you know, the earliest predecessor of Caltrans was the Bureau of Highways? Created by the California Legislature in 1895, this agency consisted of 3 commissioners charged with analyzing the state road system and making recommendations.
#Caltrans
#HappyFriday
FUN FACT FRIDAY! Did you know the first freeway in the United States was the Arroyo Seco Freeway connecting Pasadena and downtown Los Angeles? Built during the Great Depression, it opened in 1940 and is now the Pasadena Freeway, Highway 110.
#Caltrans
#Pasadena
#110
#HappyFriday
Happy
#NationalCaliforniaDay
from beautiful Pacific Coast Highway! Do you have any highway or freeway travel photos to share? Tag us and we'll retweet you!
#CaltransOC
REMINDER - Full Freeway Closure - I-5 will be closed in both directions - 10 pm, Sat. May 20 until 9 am, Sun. May 21. Lane reductions begin at 8 pm. Please use caution while driving. For traffic updates, please check:
#Caltrans
#CHP
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
#FLOODING
: Southbound SR-57 Ball Road onramp closed due to flooding caused by heavy rains. Please use caution while driving. For real time updates, please check:
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
Get rid of your bulky household waste items on December 2. Our crew will be in the city of Costa Mesa at the Costa Mesa Senior Center from 8-11 a.m. to collect old mattresses, furniture, toys and other oversized junk. All OC residents are welcome!
#CleanCA
Pacific Coast Highway (PCH/SR-1) is shut down in both directions at Seapoint to Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach for an unknown duration. For more traffic info go to our website:
#SigAlert
#CaltransOC
#PCH
#Flooding
Drivers may notice new stripes on SB I-5 from Knott Ave. to Harbor Blvd. Crews are re-striping I-5 in Orange County from the LA County line to the San Diego County line as part of an SB1 project.
#RebuildingCA
#CleanCA
Press Event With State Senator Min and District Director Ryan Chamberlain was a Success! A D12 maintenance crew joined staff and led the way on safety during the litter pick up. Special shout out to PIO Nathan Abler for a great event!
#CaltransHQ
@SenDaveMin
@CaltransHQ
#SIGALERT
: All north and southbound lanes on SR-133 between Canyon Acres Road and El Toro Road are closed until further notice. Motorists going southbound on SR-133 must U-turn or exit at El Toro Rd and motorists going northbound at SR-133 must U-turn or exit at Canyon Acres Dr
#SIGALERT
: Eastbound SR-91 just west of Beach Blvd, all lanes closed. Please use caution while driving. For real time updates, please check:
#MoveOver
#BeAware
Today’s Dump Day hauled 40 TONS of trash to the landfills and away from our roadsides! Thank you
@FullertonCA
and
@QuirkSilva65th
for a successful event. And thank you, OC residents, for keeping our streets clean and safe! ❤️🍊
#CleanCA
FUN FACT FRIDAY! Did you know that Garrett Morgan is responsible for the invention of the traffic signal? Join us as we celebrate this American inventor who paved the way (pun intended) in keeping pedestrians & motorists safe.
#BLACKHISTORYMONTH
#BeSafe
#StayAlert
FLOOD CLOSURE: Northbound I-5 at Main St. diverting all thru traffic to the HOV lanes. All mainline lanes are closed. Do not travel through blocked areas.
#Safetyfirst
#GetThere
Thanks to
#CaltransOC
maintenance crews for their hard work today and keeping SR-133 a safe path to drive on for everyone in Orange County! Here is a short video of the rock scaling operation.
#SafetyFirst
CLOSURE: PCH is closed between Warner Ave. and Seapoint St. due to flooding. Expect delays. Please follow traffic detours and do not cross barricades. For real-time updates, visit or download the app.
#ArriveSafe
#BeAlert
Last Saturday's Dump Day event in Fullerton yielded a record-breaking 351 cars with 30 tons of bulky items. Thank you once again, OC residents, for doing your part to keep our roadways litter-free! 🫶🍊
#CleanCA
Next Dump Day: 6/4 in Huntington Beach
BeAlert: Closures will be happening overnight (02.17 - 01.19) on southbound SR-73 for k-rail installation. Please drive safe & slow down in the cone zone.
@CHP_OC
@TheTollRoads
#ConeZone
#BeAlert
HARD ROAD CLOSURES:
- NB-241 CLOSED at Portola Pkwy
-SB-5 Connector to NB-133 CLOSED
-EB-91 Connector to SB-241 CLOSED
-WB-91 Connector to SB-241 will CLOSE
-NB-5 Connector to NB-133 will CLOSE
-Edinger/Walnut on-ramp to NB-261 will CLOSE
-Irvine Blvd on-ramp to NB-133 will CLOSE