5 Freeway Reopens In South OC After Freeway Bubbling Reported

The stretch of the freeway through San Clemente will continue to be monitored by Caltrans, officials said. SAN CLEMENTE, CA — The California Highwa...

March 22, 2023
10:50 PM

The stretch of the freeway through San Clemente will continue to be monitored by Caltrans, officials said. SAN CLEMENTE, CA — The California Highway Patrol reopened several lanes of the I-5 Freeway late Tuesday afternoon, after bubbling — a sign of a potential sinkhole — was reported on the freeway's roadways earlier that morning. The bubbles were reported in the #1 lane of the freeway traveling north near Avenida Vista Hermosa in San Clemente at around 8:50 a.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Rafael Reynoso told Patch.

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