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 a focus on center median guardrails. Guardrail Installation The current phase of construction continues with guardrail installation in the center median. Once complete, crews will begin the process […]
Construction continues on a project to add north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Highway 1 between the 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive interchanges and to aid in construction of a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue. Closure Chanticleer Ave. Cul-de-Sac For Saturday, March 1, crews are scheduled to pave the […]
Caltrans and the RTC warmly invite you to attend a public meeting in Felton to hear project details and provide input regarding the upcoming South Santa Cruz Highway 9 capital preventative maintenance project. This meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 15, from 5 to 7 pm at the Felton Community Hall located at 6191 Highway […]
Tree removal work will result in daytime closures of one lane of northbound Hwy. 17 in Santa Cruz next week. Starting Monday Oct. 14, and continuing through Friday Oct. 18, travelers will encounter a closure of the #2 (right) lane from 9 am to 3 pm, between Pasatiempo Dr. and La Madrona Dr. Please allow […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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