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Hwy 1 Soquel/Morrissey Aux Update

Camisa Composti

retainingwallworkRetaining Walls:  With Retaining Wall #3 (on northbound side of Hwy 1) now constructed, all five retaining walls have been built.  Finish work on the walls includes plugging holes, cleaning, and staining. Dirt will be backfilled between Retaining Wall #3 and the slope as the I-beams are removed.   So far, the beams have removed easily and no localized vibration has been necessary.  If the weather cooperates, removal of the I-beams will be complete in the next two weeks; some will be used for the new La Fonda Overcrossing construction and the remaining beams will be transported for use in construction jobs elsewhere. Erosion control measures will be installed on the new slopes on both the north and southbound sides of the highway.

  • ·         Sound Walls: As the backfill and grading is completed behind Retaining Wall #3, a bench will be provided for work to begin on the soundwalls on the northbound side of the highway.  The first step will be drilling small diameter piles, installing rebar cages, and forming/pouring a concrete footing to serve as the foundation for the soundwalls. This work is expected to begin in late February.
  • ·         New Lanes: Roadway grinding and preparation of the subgrade is underway on the southbound side of the highway and will continue through next week.  The old asphalt is being removed and reground on site to provide recycled base material for the new pavement sections. When the new lanes are completed, the k-rail (barrier) will be moved to create work space around the remaining center column of the old La Fonda Avenue Overcrossing, as well as provide a safe working area for construction crews completing the finish work on Retaining Wall #3  and the soundwalls.
  • ·         La Fonda Bridge: Once working area is created around the existing center column of the old La Fonda Avenue Overcrossing, that column will be removed and a new support column will be installed that meets current siesmic standards and work can then begin on the horizontal section or superstructure of the new bridge. The project team expects the bridge to be open by early summer.
  • Night Work: No night work is scheduled at this time.
  • Rain Impacts: As noted in all information about the project, the final completion date is contingent upon actual work days. Rainy conditions may result in non-work days.

SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS

  • Website Resources – information on school travel options, including information about the student shuttle:

SLOW FOR THE CONE ZONE

Speeds on the highway through the project area are reduced to 55 MPH, with traffic fines doubled in the construction zone. Please drive safely, use the zipper method to merge, exercise caution in construction and school zones, and allow extra travel time. Adjacent residents should expect noise and dust associated with the construction activity.


KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

For Caltrans’ live camera view from Morrissey Boulevard looking northbound, click on the ‘Highway 1 East of Morrissey’ link on the RTC’s Commute Solutions Traffic Conditions webpage: http://commutesolutions.org/traffic. This page also has links to Quickmap for real-time traffic conditions in our area.

 

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is managing construction for the one-mile Highway 1 Soquel/Morrissey Auxiliary Lanes project.  For more information about the project, please visit the project webpage: http://sccrtc.org/projects/streets-highways/highway-1-aux-lanes/.

Project Manager: Kim Shultz (RTC), Resident Construction Engineer: Bruce Shewchuk (Parsons Brinckerhoff)

 

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