UPDATED: Night Work on HWY 101 Will Shift Traffic Between Dunbarton Road and Cole Road For Three Weeks

MONTEREY COUNTY – Construction work on the new San Juan Road Interchange will result in traffic on Highway 101, between Dunbarton Road and Cole Road, being shifted on to the other side of the highway between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. beginning on Monday, April 29 (UPDATE!) May 6.

The nighttime traffic switch will be in place Monday nights through Thursday nights for approximately three weeks

Both northbound and southbound traffic on Highway 101 will be affected; detour signs and markers will clearly indicate the shift of the traffic to the opposite side of the highway through the construction area, and back again.

The traffic crossover is necessary to allow crews to complete drainage work for the project.

The San Juan Road Inrterchange Project will improve safety and reduce congestion on U.S. Highway 101 between Dunbarton Road in Monterey County and Cole Road in San Benito County. The $69 million project will remove three major at-grade intersections (San Juan Road, Dunbarton Road, and Cole Road) and replace them with a new interchange near the Red Barn at San Juan Road and U.S.101. The project is supported by $10 million from the Recovery Act and $28 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved bond. In total, nearly $15 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been distributed statewide.