To get traffic and transit updates, you can also call 511, or visit So Cal 511. The 511 Motorist Aid and Travelers’ Information System (MATIS) helps commuters outsmart traffic with the following services: Real-time traffic speed, congestion & incident information; Live freeway cameras & roadwork advisories; Bus & rail trip planner.

Chances are it will involve jumping in a car or taking a bus or train to get there. Orange County’s 511 service is your one-stop source for up-to-the-minute travel information, advisories and trip planning information. To get traffic and transit updates, you can also call 511, or visit So Cal 511.

ORANGE – Planning is underway to provide traffic relief to Orange County’s southernmost communities along Interstate 5, part of an ongoing plan to ease freeway congestion for residents, workers and visitors through South County.

Work on the northbound I-5 ramps at Avenida Pico in San Clemente, which are being realigned to accommodate a freeway widening through the city, continues with a pedestrian detour and a weekend closure. The work is expected to be completed by late October.

Avoid the area if possible from 6 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 5, when traffic volume is expected to be at its highest. Following the traffic shift, crews will demolish the remainder of the old Pico bridge.

ORANGE – Drivers traveling in south Orange County are advised that weekend closures are planned at Avenida Pico in San Clemente as crews reconfigure the road and freeway ramps as part of the I-5 South County Improvements Project.

Over the weekend, paving was completed on Pico and the roadway is in its final configuration. The new setup widens and straightens Pico, and provides dual left-turn lanes to northbound and southbound on-ramps to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion.

In the coming weeks, two weekend lane closures at the southbound Interstate 5 (I-5) Avenida Pico ramps in San Clemente will help prepare for a safer, more streamlined travel experience.

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 12 are proposing improvements to 4.8 miles of Interstate 5 (I-5) in the City of San Clemente from south of the San Diego County line to Avenida Pico (Project).

A new carpool lane in each direction of I-5 in South Orange County is open to drivers, marking the completion of a vital freeway improvement project that eases traffic congestion for tens of thousands of daily commuters through San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano.