Today’s date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
District: 5 – Santa Barbara, SLO, Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito
Counties
Contact: Susana Z. Cruz (Bilingual) or Colin Jones
Phone: (805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3189
HIGHWAY 1 CARMEL TO CAMBRIA PROJECT UPDATE
MONTEREY COUNTY:
§ Roadwork installing rocknet drapery for rockfall continues with
occasional closures and flagging nine miles north
of Ragged Point at Alder Creek (PM 7.5) where the slide took place last
spring. Daytime work is scheduled to complete in February, weather
permitting.
§ The temporary signal about two miles south of Lucia at Pitkins
Curve/Rain Rocks (PM 21.3-21.6) for the
bridge/rockshed project remains in operation 24/7. Although the bridge
appears to be almost completed, roadwork still remains. The rockshed is
about 50% complete. Separately, a long retaining wall is being installed
about 50′ north of the bridge. This is a separate contract but is being
constructed by the same contractor. Golden State Bridge. This project began
in November and should be completed next April, weather permitting. All
construction is expected to be completed in spring of 2013.
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY: There are no projects currently under construction
along Hwy. 1 in San Luis Obispo County near the Monterey County Line.
Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through
Caltrans construction zones.
For more information on you can call the toll-free project hotline at (888)
836-0866 or visit www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/projects/pitkins/index.htm.
