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Brookhurst Off-Ramp on SR-22 to Reopen This Saturday!
This Saturday, February 11, marks the reopening of the Brookhurst Street off-ramp from the westbound Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22). Closing in May 2005, this off-ramp will once again be open to commuters by 7:00 a.m. on Saturday. The westbound Brookhurst Street off-ramp is the first of a number of ramps along the "New 22" that commuters will see re-opened over the next few months.
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Improved Metropolitan Drive and new City Drive on- and off-ramps are now open!
That's right! The improved and highly-anticipated Metropolitan Drive and new City Drive on- and off-ramps near The Block at Orange opened last month.
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Keeping You Moving During Construction
OCTA and Caltrans are working to assure your commute is as easy as possible during the Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) Improvement Project by:
- Keeping all existing freeway lanes open during peak drive times
- Providing clear signage
- Maintaining traffic flow by carefully planning necessary detours
- Modifying traffic signal timing
- Minimizing impacts to neighborhoods and local businesses
Bringing the New 22 to Orange County will require occasional route adjustments by commuters. These temporary inconveniences will be minimized. With your help, OCTA and Measure M are paving the way for a better freeway to effectively serve Orange County travelers now and well into the future.
OCTA: Committed to Being a Good Neighbor
Throughout the Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) Improvement Project, OCTA has been working non-stop to ease the burden of construction for families, businesses, workers, students and all other commuters along the SR-22. Our mission is to deliver a safer, faster and easier commute while ensuring there are minimal effects on your day-to-day livelihood during the improvement project. Here's how.
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Construction Update
With the Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) Improvement Project more than halfway complete, the "New 22" is nearly here! Here is a snapshot of the significant improvements completed, to date, to deliver a safer, faster and easier commute.
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SR-22 Bridge Construction is in Full Swing!
Bridge construction is large component of the SR-22 Improvement Project, there are a total of 35 bridges on the 12-mile stretch of freeway. Currently, 25 are under construction. There are two types of bridge construction on the Improvement Project, a widening operation and a replacement operation.
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Did You Know?
The amount of new asphalt pavement for the New 22 weighs more than 28,330 male African elephants. A male African elephant typically weighs six tons. New asphalt pavement - 170,000 tons.
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