Improving Fallbrook's SR76 safety

Widening of SR76 between Mission Road and I-15 will affect Fallbrook’s safety depending on which route Caltrans selects in the next few months.

Caltrans’ Northern Alternative makes Pala Road a four-lane divided highway. Head-on collisions are eliminated. But, residents and emergency vehicles will loose some access. A dozen or so driveways and small roads will become right-turn-only and some may close. Commuters will quickly fill the widened SR76 once opened. Traffic volume, noise and pollution will double, and speeds will increase. Entering and exiting may not be safer. Emergency evacuation du...