Road and lane closures for Aug. 25 - Sep. 2

Here are the major scheduled road and lane closures for Monterey County from Sunday, August 25, through Monday, September 2, 2013 – newest information is in red. Please keep in mind that construction work is weather-dependent.

Highway 1/Rocky Creek Viaduct Project:  Aug. 26 – Aug. 29

• Daytime roadwork on Highway 1 continues next week from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26 through Thursday, Aug. 29.
• There will be NO OVERNIGHT CLOSURES OR NIGHT ROADWORK Sunday, Aug. 25 through Thursday, Aug. 29.
• There will be NO DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME WORK/CLOSURES on Friday, August 30, Sunday, Sept. 1 or Monday, Sept. 2 due to the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Highway 1 at Rocky Creek has one-way signalized traffic control 24/7. Traffic will be stopped for 10 minutes at a time during daytime and nighttime roadwork.

Highway 1 Big Sur Coast:  Aug. 26 – 29

• Daytime drainage, vegetation spraying, and guardrail work on Highway 1 between Hot Springs Creek Bridge and Hurricane Point from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Motorists can expect delays of approximately 10 minutes.

Highway 1 near Yankee Point Drive:  Aug. 28

• One day guardrail repairs on Highway 1 just south of Yankee Point Drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The work will include one-way reversing traffic control with flagging.
• Motorists can expect delays of approximately 15 minutes.

Highway 68 – Pacific Grove:  Aug.  27

• One day tree removal on Highway 68 just west of Skyline Forest Drive in Pacific Grove from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Work consists of one-way reversing traffic control with flagging.
• Motorists can expect delays of approximately 20 minutes, and are advised to use an alternate route. 

Highway 68 – Reservation Road:  Aug. 26 – 29

• Day and night time bridge work on Highway 68 at Reservation Road from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. respectively.
• No work will occur after 3: p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29.
• Motorists can expect delays of approximately 10 minutes.

Highway 101 — King City:  Aug. 26  — 28

• Night time road work on Highway 101 near King City will replace sections of concrete slab between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Highway 101 — Soledad:  Aug. 26 and Aug. 29

• Daytime bridge work on Highway 101 at Camphora Gloria Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Motorists can expect delays of approximately 5 minutes

Highway 101 Gonzales and Soledad:  Aug. 26 – Aug. 30

• Daytime drainage work on Highway 101 from La Gloria Road to Arroyo Seco Road will result in alternating lane closures—northbound and southbound—between 4 a.m. and 4 p.m.
• Motorists can expect delays of approximately 10 minutes.

Prunedale Improvement Project:  Aug. 26 – Aug. 30

• Nighttime work on Highway 101, from Ralph Lane to Pesante Road, will close one lane each direction between 7:30 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• Nighttime work on Highway 101, from San Miguel Canyon to Messick Road, will close one lane each direction between 7:30 p.m. and 6 a.m., Aug. 29 – 30.   
• The closure is needed for crews to conduct work on the median barrier.
• Motorists can expect delays of approximately 10 minutes.

San Juan Road Interchange: Aug. 26 – Aug. 28

·       Night work continues on Highway 101 from Dunbarton Road to Rocks Road from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.

·       Day time survey on Highway 101 from Dunbarton Road to Rocks Road from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 28.

·        Motorists can expect delays of approximately 5 minutes.

Highway 198:  Aug. 26 – Aug. 30 

• Daytime pavement work on Highway 198 from Pine Valley Road to Griffin Road between the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Motorists can expect delays of approximately 10 minutes.

***Notice of Bay Bridge Labor Day Closure***

• The San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge will be shut down from 8 p.m., August 28, until 5 a.m., September 3.
• Closure is needed for workers to take the bridge’s original East Span out of service and open the new bridge to traffic.
• Caltrans advises travelers to plan ahead, choose an alternate route, and allow plenty of extra travel time because of the closure.