State of California • Department of Transportation
NEWS RELEASE
Today’s Date: Monday, February 11, 2013
District: 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa
Cruz Counties
Contact: Jim Shivers or Colin Jones
Phone: (805) 549-3237 or 549-3189
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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HIGHWAY 154 ROAD WORK NEAR LOS OLIVOS
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY - Caltrans will resume a paving operation on Hwy. 154 from the Hwy. 101/154 Interchange (north of Buellton) to the intersection of Baseline Avenue and Edison Street beginning Monday, Feb. 11, weather permitting.
This roadwork will take place Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Motorists will encounter one-way reversing traffic control with a delay not to exceed 15 minutes. Electronic message boards will be posted to advise motorists, who may use Hwy. 246 as an alternate route. There will be no road work on Saturdays.
The contractor for this $2.1 million dollar repaving project is Granite Construction of Santa Barbara. This project is expected to be completed by the end of the month.
Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through highway work zones.
For traffic updates on other state highways in Santa Barbara County, motorists can call Caltrans District 5 Public Affairs at (805) 549-3318 or visit the District 5 website at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/road_information.htm