Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the time frame of the pilot program. Transportation officials in Southern California are testing a new way to get drivers to slow down in construction zones, and — based on early results — they say it’s working. The Caltrans pilot program began on the 5 Freeway […]
Southbound carpool lanes from state Route 78 in Oceanside to Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad will open at 5 a.m. Wednesday, followed by matching northbound lanes on June 26.