NIGHT WORK ON HWY 101/AIRPORT BLVD. PROJECT WILL DETOUR TRAFFIC OFF HWY 101 FOR 4 NIGHTS

Lanes between Sanborn Rd. and Abbott St. will close at 9 p.m.; reopen at 6 a.m.

Night work for the Highway 101/Airport Blvd. Project will close all four lanes of traffic on Highway 101 in Salinas for four nights this week, beginning Monday, October 10. The closures will take place at night, starting at 9 p.m. and going through until 6 a.m. the following day.

• Southbound traffic on Highway 101 will be detoured at Sanborn Rd. to Abbott St. to Hwy 101. 

• Northbound traffic will be detoured at Abbott St. to Sanborn Rd. to Hwy101. 

• Detour signs are in place.

The Highway 101/Airport Boulevard project has both regional and national significance. It improves safety for cars and trucks, facilitates movement of 2,700 trucks per day (during peak agricultural season), and address almost 75 percent of the congestion in the area over the next 10-15 years. 

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