Politics & Government

VIDEO: Rocks Blasted For Hwy 79 Widening

Watch video footage and photos of rock blasting that took place Monday for the widening of Highway 79 near Temecula.

A section of for a blasting and cleaning operation.

The blasting on Winchester Road took place between Newport Road and Patton Avenue.

Construction crews are working to widen the highway from two to four lanes.

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During the closure, traffic was diverted via Domenigoni Road, Interstate 215 and Scott Road.

The work is part of a campaign by the Riverside County Transportation Department to widen a 5.4-mile segment of the highway from Murrieta north to Domenigoni Parkway. More information is available here. —City News Service contributed to this report

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