A stretch of southbound Interstate 5 will be closed alongside the eastern reaches of La Jolla and Pacific Beach over the upcoming weekend to allow for road and drainage improvements to the regional route.
The closure, extending from state Route 52 to Mission Bay Drive in San Diego, will be in effect from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Portable message signs will display alternate routes, including southbound Interstate 805 and SR-163 to westbound Interstate 8 in Mission Valley. Over the period, motorists will be able to exit and enter I-5 at Genesee Avenue, westbound La Jolla Village Drive and Nobel Drive.
All southbound Metropolitan Transit Service bus routes from La Jolla and University Town Center will be running as usual during the closure, the first of six necessitated by a series of planned improvements along the interstate.