Caltrans Plans to Beautify El Horno Underpass

BY COLLIN BREAUX

Given it is mostly a stretch of pavement surrounded by dirt, the El Horno underpass would likely not be described by most people as an appealing place to walk by.

That perspective may change under beautification plans by Caltrans.

The agency is planning to enhance conditions for the underpass—which is on El Horno Street near the temporary City Council Chamber and under the I-5 freeway—and discussed those plans during a San Juan Capistrano City Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Sidewalks will be put in using decomposed granite, and slopes will be stabilized using gravel.

“There’s a lot of pocks in the slope. It’s a little bit degraded,” Clean CA representative Eric Corona said of current underpass conditions. “We’ve noticed people like to dig into these slopes and