Various Highways in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties–Overnight Bridge Deck Seal Begins

MONTEREY AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES – A bridge deck seal project at 13 bridge locations along Hwy. 1 and Hwy. 68 in Monterey County and Hwy. 1 and Hwy. 129 in Santa Cruz County will begin next Wednesday, April 9, closing a lane at the following locations:

1.     Hwy. 68 * / **                     Fairground Rd. Overcrossing in Monterey

2.     Hwy. 1       SB                   Munras Ave. Undercrossing in Monterey

3.     Hwy. 1       NB Onramp     Fremont St. Overcrossing in Monterey

4.     Hwy. 1       SB                   Casa Verde Ave. Undercrossing in Monterey

5.     Hwy. 1       SB                   South Marina Overhead in Marina

6.     Hwy. 1       SB                   Lapis Spur Overhead near Marina/Castroville

7.     Hwy. 1       SB                   Pajaro River near Watsonville

8.     Rte. 129 **             Hwy. 129/Hwy. 1 Separation in Watsonville

9.     Hwy. 1       SB                   Beach Rd. Undercrossing in Watsonville

10.  Hwy. 1       SB & NB          Struve Slough near Watsonville

11.  Hwy. 1       SB                   Larkin Valley Rd. Undercrossing near Aptos

12.  Hwy. 1       SB & NB          Bay Ave. Undercrossing near Soquel/Capitola

13.  Hwy. 1       SB & NB          Soquel Creek in Capitola

Overnight roadwork hours will be from 8 pm to 7 am Sundays through Thursdays (Friday morning), *except for Location 1 (Hwy. 68 Fairgrounds Overcrossing), which can also have a daytime closure from 8 am to 4 pm. At least one lane will remain open in each direction on all locations **except for Location 1 and Location 8 (Hwy. 129/Hwy. 1 Separation) where one-way reversing traffic control will be in effect. Motorists may experience delays of 10-15 minutes. Electronic Message Boards will be activated to alert motorists.

The purpose of this project is deck preservation. This bridge work is expected to be complete mid-summer, 2014 weather permitting. The contractor for this $600,000 project is American Civil Constructors West Coast, Inc. of Benicia.

For more information on this project and for traffic updates on other Caltrans projects in Monterey County, residents can call the District 5 toll free number at 1-877-448-6771 or can visit our website at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/paffairs/release.htm#mon