Highway 1 Auxiliary Lane and Bus-on-Shoulder Project
from Bay Avenue/Porter Street to State Park Drive
Groundbreaking Ceremony

April 11, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Highway 1 Auxiliary Lane and Bus-on-Shoulder Project
from Bay Avenue/Porter Street to State Park Drive
Groundbreaking Ceremony

April 11, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Highway 1 Auxiliary Lane and Bus-on-Shoulder Project
Groundbreaking Ceremony April 11, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Welcome Address

Mitch Weiss
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Interim Executive Director
Ceremony MC Sarah Christensen
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Senior Engineer
Ceremony Speakers Kristen Brown
Capitola Mayor, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Chair, Santa Cruz METRO Board Member Scott Eades
Caltrans District 5 Director Rebecca Downing
Seacliff Improvement Association President, Santa Cruz METRO Board Member Felipe Hernandez
Santa Cruz County Supervisor, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Member

Project Description

This project will construct northbound and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges, replace the existing Capitola Avenue local roadway overcrossing, and construct a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing (POC) at Mar Vista Drive.

This section of Highway 1 is one of the busiest in the county, providing access to the City of Capitola, Soquel and Aptos villages, and Cabrillo College. This project will improve traffic and safety operations on Highway 1; improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity to regional destinations and transit; and add infrastructure for buses to travel in the auxiliary lanes between interchanges and on the outside shoulder through interchanges, reducing transit travel times.

Construction of this project is expected to be completed in 2026.

Preliminary rendering of the Capitola Ave overcrossing Preliminary rendering of the Mar Vista Dr overcrossing

Thank you to our generous groundbreaking ceremony sponsors:

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