Construction Continues on Highway 1 From Bay/Porter to Park Avenue in Capitola

A project to construct north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Hwy. 1 between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive Interchanges continues with construction activities within this corridor.

The reconstruction of the Capitola Avenue Overcrossing which was demolished this past April continues with completion expected in November 2025 weather permitting. The new bridge will include improved sidewalks and bike lanes for travelers.

Construction continues for two new retaining walls with the installation of soil nail walls and shotcrete. This work will be followed by the installation off drainage facilities.

Subsequent work over the next several weeks will include roadway excavation and construction of the new roadbed.

Construction on the center median is ongoing with grading and paving tentatively scheduled to begin during the overnight hours on Sunday, Sept. 29 with this phase of work estimated at three weeks. Upon completion of this work and widening of the outside shoulder, the roadway will be restriped directing traffic outward to create space in the center median for the installation of the foundation for the new Capitola bridge. This work will be followed by the installation of falsework and bridge construction. Further details of this work will announced when details are certain.

The contractor for this $78 million project is Granite Construction of Watsonville, CA.

It is expected to be complete by September 2026.

Updated project information for the improvements on Highway 1 between the Bay Ave./Porter St. and State Park Drive interchanges can be found on the Santa Cruz

County Regional Transportation Commission’s website at: https://sccrtc.org/projects/streets-highways/hwy1/bayporter-statepark/

Caltrans wishes to thank the public and the local business community for their patience during this phase of the project.

Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: Twitter at: @CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5.

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