The RTC is kicking off the Rural Highways Safety Plan (RHSP) for Santa Cruz County, and we need your help. This Plan seeks to enhance safety for all users of the County’s six undivided rural highways: Highway 1 north of the City of Santa Cruz, Highways 9, 236, and 35, and Highways 129 and 152 […]
Biketober Santa Cruz is a fun, free challenge and you, your friends, and your co-workers are all invited to participate. The aim is simple – to get more people to enjoy the benefits of riding bikes. You can ride anywhere, anytime in October to participate. By logging your bike trips on Love to Ride or […]
A project to improve pavement quality along four miles of Highway 1 in southern Santa Cruz County resumes with paving of the mainline and ramps. This paving operation is expected to take place over the next three weeks. This 4-mile pavement rehabilitation project will take place on Highway 1 from 0.9 miles north of the […]
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 next week with a closure of the Bay/Porter onramp to southbound Highway 1. Starting Sunday Sept. 29, travelers will encounter a two-month closure of the Bay Ave./Porter St. onramp […]
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 […]
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is pleased to announce that, after an extensive search, RTC Senior Transportation Engineer Sarah Christensen has been hired as the agency’s new Executive Director. Christensen has over 19 years of experience in organizational leadership, planning, and implementation of major capital projects along the Central Coast and in […]
A major maintenance paving project on Hwy. 9 is scheduled to begin Monday August 19. The paving project on Hwy. 9 will take place between Lazy Woods Rd. in Felton and California Dr. in Ben Lomond. This 2.7-mile paving project will grind off the top layer of existing asphalt pavement and overlay the roadway with the […]
The informal parking area at Panther/Yellowbank Beach on Santa Cruz County’s North Coast will temporarily close beginning on Aug. 19 for approximately six months as construction of the North Coast Rail Trail and associated parking lot improvements are completed. Vehicular and pedestrian access to Panther/Yellowbank Beach from Highway 1 at this location will not be […]
Does this describe you? Are you a Santa Cruz County resident and any of the following: Get involved! Join the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee. As a member of the committee, you will: For information on membership positions, view the membership application at www.sccrtc.org/edtac-app or contact the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission at info@sccrtc.org
The complete list of all transportation needs in Santa Cruz County is being updated for the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and the RTC is seeking input from the public on new projects to be considered in the plan. This plan will be a minor update to the 2045 RTP (see Key Milestones). The project list […]
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