The entire length of Highway 9 will be affected by road closures this week for a vegetation control project. While the project, which runs through Friday, spans the entirety of the highway, crews will be focused on an area north of Boulder Creek from Juanita Woods Road to just north of the Waterman Gap, Caltrans said.
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Planned passenger rail faces nearly $1 billion price tag to replace or repair dozens of Santa Cruz County bridges
In an information session Wednesday evening, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and engineering consultant firm HDR, Inc. recommended replacing 28 of 33 rail bridges in Santa Cruz County — an effort they estimate could cost $980 million. The agencies will determine a more exact figure moving forward in preparation for the RTC’s passenger rail project concept report, expected in the fall.
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Santa Cruz to hold Murray Street Bridge work community meeting
The City of Santa Cruz and the port district are hosting a community meeting on the Murray Street Bridge retrofit Tuesday evening to provide project updates, timelines and expected impacts to community members.
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Carmageddon: A guide to Santa Cruz County’s 2025 road projects
It’s a new year, which means new — and ongoing — projects will bring some road delays throughout 2025 in Santa Cruz County. Here are the major projects slated to begin, and in some cases, wrap up throughout the year.
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After contract awarded, Murray Street Bridge retrofit finally headed for spring 2025 groundbreaking
A process spanning two decades looks to be finally coming to a head as the City of Santa Cruz readies to break ground on the Murray Street Bridge retrofit in the spring. Shimmick Construction was awarded a $45 million contract to perform the build.
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Watsonville ‘road diet’ entering environmental studies phase; city wants Caltrans construction date to move up
The Caltrans-led “road diet” project in downtown Watsonville aims to reduce Main Street’s four lanes to two lanes with a third running down the middle and is moving as scheduled. The project is entering its environmental studies phase, but city officials want the 2031 construction date to be moved up.
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County officials show off road repairs — some complete, some held up by a lack of federal funding
Santa Cruz County has been battered over the past few winters by storms that resulted in hundreds of damaged or unusable roads. Although county crews completed 122 repair projects in the year following the 2023 storms, 100 still remain. Officials point to federal agencies that are slow to free up funding and weather setbacks each winter delaying work.
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Highway 1’s Fishhook connector will close overnight tonight
A concrete pour on the bridge deck of a recently installed girder will result in a full overnight closure of the Fishhook connector at the junction of Highway 1 and Highway 17 in Santa Cruz on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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Highway 1 construction will mean ramp and lane closures this week
Daytime ramp closures and overnight lane closures are planned this week as construction continues on a project to add north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Highway 1 between the 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive interchanges and construct of a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue in Santa Cruz.
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Tree removal will close northbound lane on Highway 17
Tree removal work will result in daytime closures of one lane of northbound Highway 17 in Santa Cruz next week. Starting Monday, Nov. 4, and continuing through Thursday, Nov. 7, travelers will encounter a closure of the right lane from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Pasatiempo Drive and La Madrona Drive.
