I-5 San Diego Freeway Traffic Cameras
No closures reportedAs of 12:42 AM PST, crash data for I-5 is currently unavailable, and it has no closures or slowdowns reported. 85 traffic cameras cover the road from Oceanside to San Ysidro, 28 with live video. Updated
Crash data is currently unavailable for I-5. Its color and incidents show closures and road work only, so green does not mean there are no crashes.
I-5 from Oceanside down the coast through Carlsbad, Encinitas and Del Mar, past the 805 merge and La Jolla to downtown San Diego, then through National City and Chula Vista to the San Ysidro border crossing.
Incidents on the I-5
No closures or road work reported on the I-5 right now.
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Drive the I-5
Every camera in order, Oceanside → San Ysidro. Tap a camera for a larger view.
Questions about I-5 traffic
Is there traffic on I-5 right now?
As of 12:42 AM PST, crash data for I-5 is currently unavailable, and it has no closures or slowdowns reported. 85 traffic cameras cover the road from Oceanside to San Ysidro, 28 with live video.
Where are the traffic cameras on I-5?
Route Outlook shows 85 traffic cameras on I-5 San Diego Freeway between Oceanside and San Ysidro, in driving order. They include I-5 - (C104) SB 5 : Harbor Dr - South, I-5 - (C380) I-5: Just South of Santa Fe Drive Bottom and I-5 - (C106) I-5 : Palomar Street - South.
Can I watch live video of I-5?
Yes. 28 of the 85 cameras stream live video from Caltrans; tap a camera marked LIVE to play it. The others show still images refreshed every minute.
How often are I-5 traffic camera images updated?
Route Outlook refreshes each camera image once a minute. The camera's provider uploads new photos on its own schedule, and the label on each enlarged image shows how long ago it was updated.
What do the green, amber and red highway colors mean?
Green means no incidents, only minor ones, or only work zones. Amber means a crash or other incident slowing traffic, or work closing a travel lane right now (planned roadwork outside its scheduled hours does not count). A ramp or shoulder closure, minor work, and months-long project notices are listed as work zones but leave the highway green. Red means a severe or critical incident, such as a crash blocking lanes, or a road closed in one direction (labeled Closed). Colors update every two minutes from transportation department incident feeds. Grey means no status: the data did not load, or the incident feed has not reported for over an hour, so no highway is shown green without data.
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- Camera images and lane closures from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Caltrans
