Shannon Munz

Residents Invited to Help Shape Strategy for Expanding Public Involvement The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) has released its Draft 2023 Public Participation Plan (PPP) for public comment. The plan, prepared by the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) in collaboration with the RTC, the Council of San Benito County Governments, and […]

Full Overnight Closure Set for Southbound Lanes on July 12 Construction will continue next week on a project to construct north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Highway 1 between the 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive interchanges and to construct a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue. For the week of […]

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) released the draft San Lorenzo Valley Schools Circulation and Access Study for review and public comment on May 5,2023. Comments from stakeholders and the public are due to the RTC by 12 p.m. on June 30, 2023. The Study seeks to improve access to the San Lorenzo […]

Construction will continue next week on a project to construct north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Highway 1 between the 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive interchanges and to construct a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue. For the week of June 12, travelers headed northbound on Highway 1 between 41st […]

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) will hold a public hearing to solicit community input on the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (DEIR/EA) for the proposed Highway 1 Auxiliary Lane/Bus-on-Shoulder (State Park Drive to Freedom Boulevard) and Coastal Rail Trail Segment 12 Project. The proposed project includes construction of northbound and southbound auxiliary […]

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) released the draft San Lorenzo Valley Schools Circulation and Access Study for review and public comment. The Study seeks to improve access to the San Lorenzo Valley High School, Middle School, and Elementary School (SLV Schools Complex), and traffic safety and operations along Highway 9. In spring […]

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) received a second Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) grant for construction of the North Coast Rail Trail for a total of $37.7 million in federal competitive grant funding for the project. On May 4, 2023, the RTC considered a funding package that fully funds the project based […]

Release of Santa Cruz County Regional Conservation Investment Strategy Supports Accelerated Actions to Conserve Local Biodiversity and Supports Efficient Transportation Project Delivery RTC, in coordination with the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County (RCD), announces the completion of the Santa County Regional Conservation Investment Strategy (RCIS), which identifies key conservation opportunities and habitat enhancement […]

Construction will continue next week on the project to construct north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Highway 1 between the 41st Avenue and Soquel Avenue/Drive interchanges and to construct a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue. Travelers on Highway 1 will start to encounter overnight work which will result in […]

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) was awarded $3.45 million in funding from the California State Transportation Agency’s (CalSTA) Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program for the RTC’s Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project. The grant award will fully fund the Project Concept Report which will refine the locally preferred alternative from […]