UPDATE: THE FULL CLOSURES WILL BEGIN AT 9 PM UNTIL 5 AM NEXT WEEK
Today’s Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
District: 05–Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact: Jim Shivers or Colin Jones
Phone: (805) 549-3237 or (805) 549-3189
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURES TO RESUME ON HIGHWAY 1 FOR VIADUCT AND RETAINING WALL PROJECT ON HIGHWAY 1 NEAR RAGGED POINT
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY – Caltrans will continue work on a project to construct a viaduct and retaining wall on Highway 1 between the San Carpoforo Creek Bridge and Ragged Point with full overnight closures beginning next week to allow for drilling.
These full overnight highway closures will begin Sunday, Sept. 29 from 9 pm until 5 am and continue through Friday morning October 4.
A 24/7 traffic signal is expected to be installed the week of October 6 with roadwork scheduled Monday through Thursday with traffic control from 7 am until 4 pm and from 7 am until 2 pm on Fridays. This signal will allow traffic to move in each direction until project completion. Electronic message boards will be posted to alert the public.
The contractor for this $4.1 million project is Souza Engineering of San Luis Obispo, CA. It’s scheduled to be complete by Spring of 2020.
I’m curious about the reference to Polar Star in your headline, Kate. I know Polar Star well, but am surprised that it’s used as a geographical reference for roadwork on the highway. Of course, I’m thinking of the mine and you’re maybe thinking of the school? Still, I’m surprised that as a name it would be a ready-at-hand reference point most folks. File this under my own love and curiosity about Big Sur place-names:)
Chris- I am curious about the Polar Star reference to the work at San Carpoforo. I’ve never heard of that term in reference to Big Sur. Please enlighten me….