"The closure is part of a planned military celebration at the large Marine Corps base north of San Diego, dubbed "America's Marines 250: From Sea to Shore - A Review of Amphibious Strength." The event is planned to involve the firing of live munitions, per a statement from Gov. Gavin Newsom Saturday, and comes the same day as a nationwide series of No Kings protests against the Trump administration."
"The California Highway Patrol further confirmed the closure, which will see the entire 17-plus-mile stretch from Harbor Drive in Oceanside to Basilone Road to the north closed between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Amtrak's busy commuter rail line, known as the Pacific Surfliner, which connects from San Diego all the way to San Luis Obispo, is also slated to be closed along this same stretch of coastline."
Officials will close more than 17 miles of Interstate 5 through Camp Pendleton on Saturday, Oct. 18, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The closure will force commuters, locals and tourists onto a roughly 30-mile detour through the Inland Empire and rural San Diego County. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner will be suspended along the same coastal stretch. The closure is linked to a military celebration at Camp Pendleton involving live munitions. Federal Marines previously said no public highways would be closed, creating a reversal. Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the planned live-fire over a busy highway as dangerous and reckless.
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