Highway 1 Project Between Soquel and 41st Continues Next Week with Daytime and Overnight Work

Construction will continue next week on a project to construct north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Highway 1 between the 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive interchanges and to construct a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue.

For the week of June 12, travelers headed northbound on Highway 1 between 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive will encounter alternating lane closures during the overnight hours from Sunday June 11 through Friday morning June 16, from 9 pm to 5 am. Travelers headed southbound will encounter similar closures from 9 pm to 6 am. Overnight work will include re-striping to shift lanes toward the median for installation of concrete barriers known as K-rail.

Daytime construction will continue next week on the reinforced concrete piles which will serve as supports for the future bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue. This construction will take place Monday through Friday from 7 am to 4 pm. On days when crews pour concrete, work will start at 6 am and may go past 4 pm. These piles are located along the outside shoulder of both northbound and southbound Highway 1 and adjacent to Soquel Avenue. Additional daytime work includes clearing shrubs and stumps from the northbound shoulder.

There will be no daytime lane closures in effect including during the graduation ceremonies at UC Santa Cruz slated to take place between June 15 and 18.

About the Highway 1 Corridor Project

This project will construct north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements between the 41st Avenue and Soquel Avenue/Drive interchanges and construct a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue. The auxiliary lanes will connect the on-ramps with the next off-ramp, thereby extending the weaving and merging distance between the ramps, improving traffic operations, and reducing cut-through traffic diverting to local streets and neighborhoods.

The bicycle/pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue will provide an alternative route for bicyclists and pedestrians currently using the Soquel or 41st interchanges to cross over Highway 1. The overcrossing will be lighted, 12- to 14-feet wide, and will incorporate aesthetic treatments consistent with the visual character of the corridor and the adjacent community.

The contractor for this $29 million project is Granite Construction of Watsonville, CA. This project is expected to be completed in late 2025.