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Construction Alert

Week of July 17, 2023

Construction Highlights:


  • Platform installation in Segment 2. Work requires eastbound lane closures on Santa Ana Boulevard from Pacific Avenue to Bristol Street. Detours are available. Learn more here.


  • Platform installation in Segment 3 along Santa Ana Boulevard at Sycamore Street and at French Street. Temporary lane and parking restrictions will be required along the segment. 


  • Platform installation and sidewalk improvements along Segment 4.


  • Traffic signal installation along Segment 4. Work requires a series of intersection closures along 4th Street.


  • 4th Street and Bush Street is closed. Detours are available. Learn more here.


  • Track installation in Segment 5. Work requires the below traffic controls to be in effect. Learn more here.


  • Closure of the north side of Santa Ana Boulevard from Minter Street to Poinsettia Street. Eastbound traffic is shifted to the south side of the street. Westbound traffic is detoured.


  • Partial closure at the Santiago Street and Santa Ana Boulevard intersection. Eastbound traffic is permitted through the intersection. Westbound traffic is detoured. Access to the Santa Regional Transportation Center from westbound Santa Ana Boulevard is maintained via a temporary left-hand turn to the station parking lot, right before the Santiago Street intersection.


  • Partial intersection closure at Lacy Street and Garfield Street.


  • Full closure of Santa Ana Boulevard from French Street to Minter Street.


  • Full closure of 6th Street between French Street and Mortimer Street.



Access will be maintained for all residents and businesses. Construction activities are dependent on weather and resource availability.


For information on how to process a construction-related, personal or property damage claim, please contact Tresa Oliveri at (714) 560-5374 or ocstreetcar@octa.net. She will provide information for the next steps in the process to file a claim with Walsh Construction.


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For specific work activities in your area, click on the map below.

Parking and Pedestrian Access in Downtown Santa Ana

Street parking on 4th Street may be limited while construction is active. Several parking structures are available throughout the downtown area that offer free parking Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The first 2 hours of parking are free evenings and weekends:


  • 310 N Birch Street
  • 253 E 3rd Street
  • 420 N Main Street
  • 300 E 5th Street


The entrances to parking structures are accessible from 5th Street and 3rd Street.

Download a PDF of the parking map here.

Pedestrian Access


Pedestrian access along 4th Street has reopened, please follow signage to stay in pedestrian safe zones.




OCTA's Eat Shop Play program supports businesses located along the future OC streetcar route. Benefits to customers include special deals, invitations to community events and free parking for the first hour in nearby structures. Learn more at octa.net/eatshopplay.
About the Project

OC Streetcar is the first modern streetcar project to be built in Orange County and will serve Santa Ana’s historic and thriving downtown, which includes federal, state and local courthouses, government offices, colleges, an artists’ village and a thriving restaurant scene. It will operate along a 4.15-mile route that connects the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) and a new transit hub at Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue in Garden Grove.

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