Road Bordering SMCHS Will be Closed Wednesday

Santa Margarita Catholic High School will be hosting the “Every 15 Minutes” program on Wednesday, an annual program presented by the California Highway Patrol. The program will shut down traffic on the street bordering the school to the north, Alas de Paz.

The Every 15 Minutes program challenges juniors and seniors to think about the consquences of drinking and driving, and consider personal safety, the responsibility of making mature decisions and the impact their decisions have on family, friends, and others. 

To accommodate the presentation, Alas de Paz will be closed to traffic on Wednesday. The following traffic diversion measures will be taken:

• Road Closed signs will be posted at both ends of Alas de Paz.

• On northbound Antonio Parkway, the right-turn lane will be closed at Alas de Paz.  Additionally, the southbound left-turn lane will be closed at Alas de Paz.  Eastbound Alas de Paz, west of Antonio Parkway, will be diverted to Antonio Parkway.

• Access to Alas de Paz will also be restricted for Dove Canyon motorists on Plano Trabuco Road.

• Special event flags and advance “Road Closed Ahead” signs will be posted on both southbound and northbound Antonio Parkway and Plano Trabuco Road. 

The partnering of the California Highway Patrol, local law enforcement, local hospitals, emergency medical responders, schools, businesses and service clubs validates the importance of working together to ensure a healthy community.  The Every 15 Minutes program is designed to create an awareness among students that they are not invincible.  Students will learn firsthand how their actions affect the lives of so many other people. 

For more information city clerk Molly McLaughlin at mmclaughlin@cityofrsm.org.