SANTA CRUZ COUNTY – An overnight grinding and paving project in both north and southbound lanes and part 
- Roadwork hours will be from 8 pm to 6 am the following morning (starting Sunday night) with up to
10-minute delays are anticipated and will consist of reversing one-way traffic control with flagging.
- On the northbound side of the roadway, Middletown Ave. will be closed and traffic detoured south
to Forest St. to reconnect with Hwy. 9.
- On the southbound side of the roadway, Lorenzo St. and southbound Hwy. 236 will be closed and
traffic detoured to Forest St. to reconnect with Hwy. 9
- There is also a possibility of closing West Park Ave. and traffic will be detoured to Ridge Dr. then
south on Hwy. 236 to follow the detour.
- Roadwork is expected to be completed by Thursday, July 2 at 6 am.
- NOTE: There will be “NO PARKING” restrictions on both shoulders between Forest St. and
Bear Creek Rd. from 8 pm to 6 am for the duration of the project. The CHP will be
assisting with traffic control and unruly motorists.
This roadwork is being performed by Caltrans Santa Cruz Maintenance crews as a safety precaution to provide motorists and cyclists a safer route to travel.
Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through highway construction zones.
For more information on this project and for traffic updates on other Caltrans projects in Santa Cruz County, residents can call the District 5 toll free number at 1-831-423-0396 or can visit our website at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/paffairs/release.htm#scr