A Positive Change for Corona Commuters

November 18, 2009 by Heidi Franklin  

    

On November 3rd a ceremony kick-ed off a $47.9 million freeway improvement project that will add an additional lane to the congested section of the eastbound 91 freeway.

According to Caltrans, the new lane scheduled to open by this time next year will save you 15 minutes.

The additional lane is a six mile stretch from the 241 Toll Road in Anaheim Hills to the 71 Freeway in Corona and has become one of the region’s most notorious traffic choke points, with more than 300,000 cars and trucks traveling it weekly.

There is also plans to extend the toll lanes in each direction from where they end, just east of the 241, to Pierce Street in Riverside, and add one freeway lane in each direction between the 15 and 71 Freeways

This is exciting news for people giving the opportunity to get home sooner and spend more time with their families.