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Interstate 215 / Newport Road Interchange
The $48.4 million interchange project will provide easier freeway access with a new cloverleaf on- and off-ramp design. Newport Road will also be widened to four lanes in each direction on the overpass to improve traffic flow.
Motorists on Newport Road may experience delays near the freeway overpass during construction. Please review the alternate route options and plan accordingly.
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PROJECT INFORMATION HOTLINE:
(844) 440-4636
Construction Start:
Final Design Approved: October 2013
Utility Relocation: August 2014
Main Project Construction: April 2015
Construction Completion: Winter 2016
Contractor: Ames Construction, Inc.
Construction Bid: $31,133,024
Total Project Cost: $48.4 million
Agency Partners: City of Menifee
Riverside County Transportation Department
Caltrans
Funding Partners: City of Menifee
TUMF
STP
EMWD
Gas Company
Project Contact: Jonathan Smith, Public Works Director/City Engineer at (951) 672-6777
PROJECT FACT SHEET
The Newport Road Widening
Newport Road Widening (Haun Road to Bradley Road) (CIP 15-04)
The work generally consists of roadway widening, restriping, median construction, signal construction, electrical work, landscaping and irrigation. The project is anticipated to do the following: grading to construct new AC pavement, 0”-2” edge grind, 2” Asphalt rubber Hot Mix (ARHM) overlay, crack filling, striping, detection loop replacement, traffic signals, street lights, striping, adjusting existing manholes and valves to grade, water lateral installation, storm drain installation, landscaping and irrigation. Concrete work will include curb and gutter, raised medians, ADA ramp replacements.
Newport Road Resurfacing (Bradley Road to Murrieta Road) (PMP 16-01)
The work generally consists of: The street rehabilitation is anticipated to employ 0”-2” edge grind and overlay with 2” rubberized asphalt concrete, crack filling, striping, detection loop replacement, installation of new bicycle loop detection, adjusting existing manholes and valves to grade and re-striping. Concrete repair work will include ADA ramp replacements, curb repairs, and cross gutter replacements.
PROJECT INFORMATION HOTLINE:
(951) 723-3888
Construction Completion:
Spring 2017
Contractor Phase 1:
Contractor Phase 2:
Total Project Cost:
$4.2 million (Two Phases)
Funding Partners:
TUMF
FHA
Regent Properties Developer Fees (Phase 2)
*Not supported by the General Fund or Measure DD