July 2017
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THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL<br />
28 www.TheValleyBusinessJournal.com<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Your Local Chambers<br />
Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce<br />
www.temecula.org<br />
Murrieta Chamber of Commerce<br />
www.murrietachamber.org<br />
BreakING Ground on Temecula Parkway<br />
Interchange Project<br />
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A new auxiliary lane and continuous<br />
movement looping off-ramp will allow<br />
southbound motorists to exit southbound<br />
I-15 and head east on Temecula Parkway<br />
without stopping. The new onramp to<br />
southbound I-15 will align with Old Town<br />
Front Street. Improvements also include<br />
widening Temecula Parkway between<br />
Bedford Court and the freeway, as well as<br />
making improvements to the northbound<br />
on and off ramps.<br />
“This is a long awaited and much<br />
needed infrastructure project that will<br />
reduce congestion in Temecula, and will<br />
make way for increased economic development.<br />
It will smooth access to business<br />
and retail commerce located on Temecula<br />
Parkway and provide faster access to<br />
emergency and health services at Temecula<br />
Valley Hospital.” says Temecula Mayor<br />
Maryann Edwards.<br />
Once completed, the project will improve<br />
traffic flow entering and exiting the<br />
freeway, by eliminating the ever-present<br />
line of vehicles waiting to exit southbound<br />
I-15 and by throttling traffic entering the<br />
freeway with ramp meters and HOV lanes<br />
added to the on ramps.<br />
The total project cost is estimated to be<br />
just under $50.7M. Funding for construction<br />
comes from several sources including<br />
Federal SAFETEA-LU funds, Federal<br />
Surface Transportation Program (STP)<br />
funds, Transportation Uniform Mitigation<br />
Fee (TUMF) funds, and nearly $14.5M<br />
from the Pechanga Tribe through SB621.<br />
Construction is estimated to take 18<br />
months to complete. The improvements<br />
will be constructed in phases to keep<br />
traffic flowing through the project site. In<br />
an effort to keep residents and motorists<br />
informed of traffic pattern changes and<br />
progress, project status updates will be<br />
issued via the City’s facebook page, the<br />
project website at 1579south.info and the<br />
project hotline at (866) 679-4900.<br />
“<br />
It will smooth access<br />
to business and retail<br />
commerce located<br />
on Temecula Parkway<br />
and provide faster<br />
access to emergency<br />
and health services<br />
at Temecula Valley<br />
Hospital.” says<br />
Temecula Mayor<br />
Maryann Edwards.<br />
Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce<br />
www.menifeevalleychamber.com<br />
Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber<br />
www.lakeelsinorechamber.com<br />
Hemet/San Jacinto Valley<br />
Chamber of Commerce<br />
www.hsjvc.com<br />
See how the chambers can help your business.
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