(Interstate 8 at Imperial Avenue)…It will be closed Thursday night.

Construction crews will close all freeway lanes on Interstate 8 between Forrester Road and 4th Street/Highway 86 in El Centro Thursday from 6:30 pm to 7:00 am Friday morning. The 12.5 hour closure is needed to remove and demolish the existing bridge as part of the I-8/Imperial Avenue Interchange Project. According to the press release, closures will also take place at the Forrester Road on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 8, the westbound I-8 on and off ramps at Imperial Avenue and the 4th Street and Dogwood Road on-ramps to westbound I-8. Eastbound I-8 traffic will detour to Forrester Road north to Evan Hewes Highway east to Southbound 4th Street to Interstate 8. Westbound I-8 traffic will detour to northbound 4th Street to Evan Hewes Highway west, then to Forrester Road South to I-8. Detour signs will be posted.