Westbound lanes on SR 76 between Bonsall and Oceanside opened today

BONSALL - Two new westbound lanes on State Route 76 between Bonsall and Oceanside opened today.

The new lanes are part of a project to widen the state road across northern San Diego County, according to San Diego Association of Governments and Caltrans.

The work on the middle section of SR 76 was expected to cost $171.4 million by the time it's completed.

The western end of the highway, which runs through Oceanside to Interstate 5, opened 13 years ago. Work is scheduled to begin later this month on the eastern end, running to Interstate 15.

The work was expected to take abut three years.

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