Community Input Sought on Aesthetic Features for Highway 1 Auxiliary Lanes Project

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is seeking community input on several aesthetic features to be incorporated into the Highway 1 Auxiliary Lanes and Bus-on-Shoulder Project (Bay Avenue/Porter Street to State Park Drive) that is under development.

The project, which is in the final design phase, will include: northbound and southbound auxiliary lanes between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and Park Avenue interchanges and between the Park Avenue and State Park Drive interchanges; bus-on-Shoulder facilities; a bicycle/pedestrian overcrossing at Mar Vista; and a replacement of the existing Capitola Avenue bridge that will include improved sidewalks and bike lanes.

Community members are asked to watch a video and then take a survey to provide their input on several aesthetic features for the project, including fonts for the lettering on the two overcrossings, fence designs for the Capitola overcrossing, color tones for retaining walls, bridge barrier decorations, and art on the bridge columns.

The video and survey are on the project webpage at https://sccrtc.org/projects/streets-highways/hwy1corridor/bayporter-statepark/.

Community members are encouraged to provide their feedback to the RTC on this important regional transportation project along the Highway 1 corridor through Feb. 25, 2022.