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Thursday, October 10, 2013

TAMC AND CALTRANS CELEBRATE OPENING OF NEW CRAZY HORSE CANYON INTERCHANGE IN PRUNEDALE


The Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) will join Caltrans and Monterey County Supervisor Lou Calcagno on Monday, October 14, to celebrate the opening of the new Crazy Horse Canyon/Echo Valley Road Interchange on U.S.Highway101 in Prunedale. 

The new interchange, which will open to traffic the morning of Tuesday, October 15, is a key milestone for the Prunedale Improvement Project. Motorists traveling on Highway 101 will be able to exit on to Crazy Horse Canyon Road and Echo Valley Road without having to make a left turn across Highway 101 traffic. The interchange will increase safety and traffic flow throughout the corridor. 

With the opening of the new interchange, crews will install k-rail (concrete barriers) on U.S. 101 at Tustin Road and Messick Road. This will permanently eliminate left turns across U.S. 101 to and from Tustin Road and Messick Road in Prunedale.

The Prunedale Improvement Project began construction in February 2011. The project includes three new interchanges along U.S. 101 in North Monterey County located at Russell and Espinosa Roads, Blackie and Reese Roads, and Crazy Horse Canyon and Echo Valley Roads. The project will also provide a solid concrete median barrier from Crazy Horse Canyon Rd. to Espinosa Rd. Additionally, improvements are being made to the San Miguel Canyon overpass, as well as to many local roads throughout the area to improve accessibility and local traffic flow. 

When completed, the $209 million Prunedale Improvement Project will eliminate left turns across a 9-mile section of Highway 101 from Prunedale to Salinas. The improved road conditions will reduce not only the number of accidents, but also delays on U.S. 101, providing much needed congestion relief for approximately 100,000 drivers every day.  The project is expected to be completed in 2014.

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