<body><div>A project to construct north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Hwy. 1 between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges continues next week with a closure of the Bay/Porter onramp to southbound Highway 1.Southbound Bay Ave./Porter St. Onramp to CloseAs a reminder, starting Sunday Sept. 29, travelers will encounter a two-month closure of the Bay Ave./Porter St. onramp to southbound Highway 1 in Capitola. This ramp closure will allow crews to reconstruct the pavement elevation to accommodate the permanent bus-on-shoulder feature. The Bay Ave./Porter St. onramp to southbound Highway 1 is expected to reopen Nov. 29.A detour is available. Message and directional signs are in place to alert travelers in advance of the ramp closure and to guide travelers through the detour.Travelers on Porter St. will be directed to Bay Ave. and to Park Ave. where they will be able to take the southbound Hwy. 1 onramp at Park Ave. Travelers on Bay Ave. will continue on Bay Ave./Porter St. to Soquel Dr. until they reach Park Ave. and rejoin southbound Hwy. 1 at the Park Ave. onramp.This ramp closure will allow crews to partially excavate the existing onramp, correct the slope to accommodate the bus-on-shoulder feature, widen the mainline shoulder, as well as install drainage inlets, and complete electrical work and striping.Overnight Lane Closures Between Bay/Porter and State Park Dr. to Begin Sunday Sept. 29Crews have advanced to a point in the project when they are ready to begin paving the center median area. This paving work will result in overnight closures of the #1 (left) lane in both directions of Hwy. 1 between Bay/Porter and State Park Dr.Travelers will encounter an overnight closure of the #1 (left) lane in both the northbound and southbound direction of Hwy. 1 from 9 pm to 5 am. These closures will start Sunday Sept. 29, and continue for five consecutive nights. Once crews complete the last night of closures and reopen both lanes of travel on Friday Oct. 4, at 5 am, there will be no additional closures over the weekend.Crews are scheduled to repeat another week of similar overnight lane closures for five nights starting Sunday Oct. 6, and an update will be provided in advance of that work.The contractor for this $78 million project is Granite Construction of Watsonville, CA and the project is expected to be completed by September 2026.Updated project information for the improvements on Highway 1 between the Bay Ave./Porter St. and State Park Drive interchanges can be found on the Santa CruzCounty Regional Transportation Commission’s website at: https://sccrtc.org/projects/streets-highways/hwy1/bayporter-statepark/Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: Twitter at: @CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5.Our crews deserve to get home safely too.Drive slowly and carefully in work zones.CHP Traffic Incident Information Page: http://cad.chp.ca.govTraveler information at: https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/#BeWorkZoneAlert | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Sllxq_0vlTjYgz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Sllxq_0vlTjYgz00" width="2048" height="2048" ></figure>Detour map for closure of the Bay Ave./Porter St. onramp to southbound Highway 1 which is scheduled to close the night of Sunday Sept. 29.</div></body>

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Hwy. 1 Overnight Lane Closures to Begin Sept. 29

A project to construct north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Hwy. 1 between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges continues next week with a closure of the Bay/Porter onramp to southbound Highway 1. Southbound Bay Ave./Porter St. Onramp to Close. As a reminder, starting...