Here
are the major scheduled road and
lane closures for the areas between Salinas and North Monterey County from Sunday, July 29, through Sunday, August 5,
2012– newest information is in red. Please keep in mind that construction work is
weather-dependent.
Highway 68: July
30 - September
· Caltrans will begin
grinding and paving a seven-mile section of Highway 68 from the Highway 1
interchange to SPCA Road on Monday, July 30.
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Roadwork will be done during overnight hours and is
expected to be completed this fall.
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Roadwork hours
are Mondays through Thursdays from 7 pm to 6 am; Fridays from 1 am to 6 am, and
Sundays from 8 pm to midnight.
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In areas where the roadway is four lanes, at least one
lane will remain open in each direction at all times.
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Electronic
message signs will be posted.
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Motorists can
expect 15-20 minute delays.
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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 Caltrans' website
at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/paffairs/release.htm
City of Salinas:
July 29 – August 3
- Utility relocation work in
Oldtown Salinas began on Monday, July 23.
- Work includes re-routing utility lines around the
100-block of Main Street in Salinas (including Salinas Street from
Central Avenue to Gabilan Street; Gabilan Street from Salinas Street to
Main Street; and the most southerly 200 feet of Main Street in the
100-block, north of Gabilan Street).
- A
westbound Gabilan Street vehicular thru-traffic street closure will be in
place from Main Street to Salinas Street during construction (7/31
through 8/3), with a Main-Central-Salinas-Gabilan detour marked around
the block for traffic during construction.
- Most construction will be done during non-peak
business days/hours.
- Downtown businesses will be open for business and appreciate everyone's patience during construction.
- City Parking Lot 13 will be closed for public use on July 29. The City’s Monterey Street Parking Garage/Structure, located at the Monterey/Market intersection (1 block away), and several other surface parking lots in the downtown area will be available for customer parking.
- Motorists
should expect minor delays, and plan accordingly.
- Construction
is expected to be completed by August 12.
Prunedale
Improvement Project: Temporary Closure of Reese Circle – July – August
· On Monday, July 9, Caltrans temporarily closed Reese Circle
just west of Cross Rd., up to and including closure of access to Highway 101.
o Reese Circle is
expected to be closed through August 2012.
· Granite Construction and MCM
Construction, Caltrans’ contractors for the PIP, will be removing the pavement
and installing a new box culvert to help with drainage in the area.
· For those who use Reese Circle to access Hwy. 101, the detour will be to
turn right at Cross Road, turn left on Pollock Lane, and then turn left on
Pesante Road to get to Hwy 101.
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Detour signs will be
posted throughout the area.
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During this period
construction crews will be working from
7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays.
Prunedale
Improvement Project: San Miguel Canyon Rd. and Hwy 101
· Construction work on San Miguel Canyon Rd., near Prunedale
North Rd. and the Prunedale Shopping Center began on Monday, June 25. This work involves excavating the roadway to
install new traffic signals, curbs, and sidewalks, and rebuild the roadway.
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Motorists can expect delays
of about 15 minutes in the area.
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Work will be done during the day.
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Businesses will be open, but access will change as work progresses.
Prunedale Improvement Project: Temporary
Closure of Harrison Rd. Continues
· On May 7 Caltrans closed Harrison Rd. – from Russell Rd. to Martines
Rd.; and the intersection at North Main St. and Russell Rd. for approximately
four months to all but local traffic and emergency response vehicles.
This closure is
necessary to install new drainage systems, new signals, and rebuild the entire
roadway. All businesses and places of
worship along Harrison Rd. and North Main St. are open during this construction.
Construction
will go through September 9; during this time:
· Harrison Rd., a portion of North Main St., and a
portion of Russell Rd. will be dirt and gravel;
· Emergency response vehicles will have access at all
times;
· Local traffic, including those going to businesses
in the area, will have access;
· The speed limit in the construction
area will be reduced to 25 M.P.H.;
· There will be traffic delays of up to 20 minutes –
especially along Harrison Rd.;
· Water trucks will be used to keep
dust down;
· There will be construction noise
during the day, with crews generally working from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
San Juan Rd.: June
25 through August
· Construction work on
San Juan Road, between San Miguel Canyon and Dunbarton, began on Monday, June
25.
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The roadway will
receive a coat of hot asphalt-concrete mix.
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Construction work that
may affect traffic will be done 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.,
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Motorists should
expect delays of 10 to 20 minutes during those hours.
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