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

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 closure of the Bay Avenue/Porter Street ramps, which was originally scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 4, at 9:00 pm, has been POSTPONED. A new date for the closure will be announced in advance of the construction activities.

Project Background:

The contractor for this $78 million project is Granite Construction of Watsonville, CA and the project is expected to be completed by Fall of 2026. Updated project information for the improvements on Highway 1 between the Bay Ave./Porter St. and State Park Drive

interchanges can be found on the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s website at: https://sccrtc.org/projects/streets-highways/hwy1/bayporter-statepark/