Update on SR76 East project given

Attendees of the June 18 Fallbrook Community Forum, chaired by Vince Ross, heard a construction update on the State Route 76 East improvement from Cal Trans project manager Karen Jewell.

"We are still in phase one of the five-phase project," reported Jewell. "The [new] eastbound lanes are currently under construction. Those are the ones closest to the riverbed. By the end of summer or early fall, we will be able to switch traffic to that portion of the new roadway and work on the westbound lanes."

Jewell said the project, which is due for full completion in December 2017, is complex in various...