Freeway On and Off Ramps to Be Closed Near Haggin Museum

New I-5 surface will be built to last 40 years

By Docent Blog:
. Beginning Sept 19th an on-ramp connecting Pershing Ave. to I-5 to go in the southbound direction will be closed due to freeway upgrading and re-paving. This may inconvenience docents or museum staff who are attempting to use Pershing Ave to enter I-5 to go in the Stockton downtown direction. We should consider our routes carefully.
. Also, on I-5 in the northbound direction, the off-ramp departing from I-5 to travel north on Pershing Ave toward the museum will also be closed. This is the ramp used by people from south-county and south Stockton to exit the freeway toward Haggin Museum on Pershing. The date when these two vital off-ramps for museum patrons, staff and volunteers to be returned to service is as yet unknown.


By The Record

September 19, 2011 12:00 AM

STOCKTON - Not all roads are created equal, and the $122.1 million project to improve Interstate 5 is building a type of surface that is rare in California and expected to last a long time.

Made from concrete reinforced with steel, the new pavement is estimated to last 40 years, according to the California Department of Transportation.

It's a concrete road, not asphalt, but that's not what makes it different.

Concrete roads in the state are more commonly built with breaks - called joints - that help keep the surface from cracking as the concrete changes shape. Using reinforcing steel makes this project different.

"It's one, continuous smooth pour," said Martha Dadala, design manager with Rajappan and Meyer, a San Jose engineering company working on the project. "There are no joints, so it is a smooth ride."

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