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A 17-mile stretch of the I-5 freeway in Southern California was shut down Saturday because of a demonstration involving live ammunition in celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps 250th anniversary at Camp Pendleton.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the closure impacts both sides of the freeway from Harbor Drive in Oceanside to Basilone Road near San Onofre. Just minutes after the closure took effect at 11 a.m., the freeway began backing up with heavy traffic.
In a statement, the CHP said the military event will involve «live ammunition being discharged by the federal government over the freeway.»
In addition to the heavy traffic delays that are expected, there will be no Amtrack service between Orange and San Diego counties during the 5 Freeway closure.
