Lake Forest residents’ drive through the city could soon get easier after city council members approved a series of road improvements on El Toro Road.

City officials are moving forward with three street improvement projects on the major road to improve traffic flow and increase traffic safety, expecting to cost just under $10 million.

The three projects include road widening at Jeronimo Road as well as median improvements on El Toro Road and Trabuco Road, near El Toro High School.

City council members unanimously approved a contract with All American Asphalt during their Tuesday night meeting. That contract is for $8.3 million, but according to the staff report included with the agenda, the total estimated project cost is $9.7 million.

The Jeronimo Road widening project is meant to cor

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