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Rural Highways Safety Plan (RHSP) Draft Safety Enhancement Concepts Ready for Community Feedback 

October 7, 2025

The Santa Cruz County Rural Highway Safety Action Plan (RHSP) seeks to enhance safety for all users of the County’s six conventional highways: specifically, Highway 1 north of the City of Santa Cruz city limits, Highway 9, Highway 236, Highway 35, and Highways 129 and 152 outside the City of Watsonville city limits, which collectively function as […]

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Highway 1 Ramp Closure at Park Avenue

October 7, 2025

A project to construct northbound and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Highway 1 will result in the closure of the southbound Highway 1 Park Avenue off-ramp on Tuesday, October 14 from 7 am to 4 pm. This ramp closure is necessary for the contractor to pour the pile cap as part of the construction of new […]

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Postponement of Long-Term Closure for Bay Avenue/Porter Street Ramps on Highway 1

August 29, 2025

The project to construct northbound and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Highway 1, between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges, is ongoing and there are updates regarding the ramp closures. The three Park Avenue ramps, which are currently closed, will REOPEN on Friday, September 5, at 6:00 am. The long-term […]

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Highway 1 Park Avenue Ramps to Reopen Prior to Long-Term Closure of Bay Avenue Ramps

August 27, 2025

A project to construct northbound and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Highway 1 between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges continues with significant ramp changes coming in September. The three Park Avenue ramps, which are currently closed, will reopen on Wednesday, September 3, at 9:00 pm. The Bay Avenue/Porter Street ramps […]

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Share Your Voice for Safer Roads!

July 29, 2025

The RTC is currently working on the Rural Highways Safety Plan (RHSP) for Santa Cruz County, and is seeking community input through an online survey on crash trends, types of potential safety enhancements, and areas to prioritize for more detailed safety enhancement designs.  The RHSP seeks to enhance safety for everyone, but particularly the most […]

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You’re Invited to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Highway 1 Auxiliary Lane/Bus-on-Shoulder Project (41st Avenue to Soquel Drive) and Chanticleer Bicycle & Pedestrian Overcrossing!

July 17, 2025
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New Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge Opens Over Highway 1 at Chanticleer Avenue

July 16, 2025

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), in partnership with Caltrans and the County of Santa Cruz, is excited to announce the new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing over Highway 1 at Chanticleer Avenue opened to the public today. This vital new crossing is the final component of the larger Highway 1 Auxiliary Lane and […]

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RTC Receives $128.7 Million from State for Multimodal Projects Connecting Watsonville and Santa Cruz

June 27, 2025

The Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) was awarded $128.7 million in grant funds from the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for its Watsonville to Santa Cruz Multimodal Corridor Program for the implementation of several multimodal projects throughout the county. Funded projects include Highway 1 auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder facilities between State Park Drive and Freedom […]

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Chanticleer Bike/Ped Overcrossing Opening Soon

May 27, 2025

The Chanticleer Bicycle/Pedestrian Overcrossing is nearing completion! We are looking forward to opening this amazing facility for the community to enjoy soon. Crews are finishing up the final construction elements to ensure the bridge is safe and ready for everyone to use. Although work may seem to have stopped on the project, in fact, there […]

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Help Shape Transportation Solutions for Santa Cruz County’s North Coast

May 7, 2025

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) invites you to a virtual community workshop for the North Coast Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan on Thursday, May 29 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. The North Coast TDM Plan is focused on managing travel demand and expanding sustainable travel options along a 22-mile stretch of rural […]

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