Northbound lanes of a section of Highway 1 in Santa Cruz will be shut down overnight on Sunday and Monday, and southbound lanes shut down overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday to accommodate construction associated with a new bicycle and pedestrian overpass, which features a public art installation involving eight sheet-metal whale cutouts.
The lighted, 12-to-14-foot-wide bicycle/pedestrian bridge at Chanticleer Avenue will provide an alternative route for bicyclists and pedestrians who use the Soquel Drive or 41st Avenue interchanges to cross over Highway 1.
Work next week will include construction of north- and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements between 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive. It’s part of a $29 million project by Granite Construction of Watsonville that will be completed in late 2025.
On Sunday and Monday, northbound lanes on Highway 1 will be shut down between 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive between 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. One northbound lane will be closed one hour prior to and one-half hour after the full closure. One lane of southbound Highway 1 will also be closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists will be detoured at Soquel Drive and continue south on Soquel Avenue before rejoining Highway 1 at the 41st Avenue on-ramp. Delays of up to 10 minutes are expected.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, there will be a full closure of southbound Highway 1 between Soquel Drive and 41st Avenue between 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. One southbound lane will be closed one hour prior to and one-half hour after the full closure. One lane of northbound Highway 1 will also be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. A similar detour will be in place, with similar delays expected.
A section of Soquel Avenue will also be closed between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Monday night on Monday between 17th Avenue and Chanticleer Avenue. Motorists will be detoured to 17th Avenue, Rodriguez Street and Chanticleer Avenue, before returning to Soquel Avenue.
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