TIMELINE EVENT
Picacho Road Bridge closes to traffic
What happened
Imperial County’s emergency rehabilitation filing records that the Picacho Road Bridge closed to all traffic on March 3, 2025.
- Event date
Sources 1
- Primary source · Government recordCalifornia CEQAnet emergency rehabilitation filing for Picacho Road Bridge (SCH 2025050930)
California CEQAnet filing for the Emergency Rehabilitation of the Picacho Road Bridge. It records the March 3, 2025 closure and March 18, 2025 emergency declaration and provides historical project information. It is not a current construction acceptance or final engineering certification.
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