Overland Closes Amid Sewer Repairs: Temecula Drivers Asked To Seek Alternate Routes

TEMECULA, CA — Repair crews arrived to fix a sunken manhole, shutting down all lanes of traffic at Overland and Margarita on Wednesday afternoon.

Shortly after 3:45 p.m., workers arrived to make repairs beneath the roadway on westbound Overland Road, near Costco and Olive Garden, and Promenade Temecula Mall.

Westbound Overland was completely shut down while repairs to the sunken manhole were made, according to Calen Daniel, spokesperson for the Eastern Municipal Water District.

The manhole is related to the sewer system in that area, he said. No business services or homes have been disrupted by the closure.

Drivers should be advised to avoid the area.

"The road should be completely reopened by 9 p.m. Wednesday," Daniel told Patch.