The I-10/Tippecanoe Avenue Interchange Improvement Project entered phase II of construction in February. Stay tuned to News of the Week for updates on how the project may affect employees and visitors driving to Loma Linda University Health.
The San Bernardino Associated Governments and its partner agencies have designed major improvements to traffic flow at Interstate 10 and Tippecanoe Avenue/Anderson Street in San Bernardino and Loma Linda.
This phase of the project has produced several scheduled road closures. The next upcoming closure is today, March 12 from 10 p.m. throughout the evening and into the early morning at 5 a.m. Those interested in receiving notifications of construction alerts and road closures can sign up here.
“Phase II of this major improvement at I-10 and Tippecanoe/Anderson Street represents the home stretch for the project,” says Timothy Watkins, chief of legislative and public affairs at San Bernardino Associated Governments.
“By this time next year, commuters to and from San Bernardino and Loma Linda will see an overall improvement to the operation of both local streets and freeway,” he adds. “Creating a new westbound loop ramp to I-10 and eliminating the need for northbound traffic to turn left to enter the freeway will result in enhanced safety to motorists, better efficiency of traffic flow, and less delay from fewer signals in one of the busiest interchanges east of Interstate 215.”
The project began in 2014 and is being completed in two phases. It was initiated with the expectation of improving access to many of the significant destinations in the surrounding area, including Loma Linda University Health. The goal is also to relieve traffic congestion, reduce the impact to local property owners and residents, and build a sound project that is fiscally responsible.
To learn more about this project and others in the San Bernardino and Loma Linda communities, be sure to visit SANBAG.ca.gov.