Four Overnight Closures of Highway 1 at Capitola Ave. to Start Sunday, Jan. 11
Caltrans is preparing for four consecutive full overnight closures of a single direction of Highway 1 starting Sunday, January 11, 2026, to allow crews to remove temporary falsework on the Capitola Ave. bridge as part of the Highway 1 Auxiliary Lanes – State Park Drive to Bay Avenue/Porter Street | Caltrans.
The overnight closures will be in one direction of travel and at no time will both directions of Hwy. 1 be closed. Message and directional signs will be in place to alert travelers in advance of these closures and provide directions to available detours.
On Sunday, Jan. 11 and Monday, Jan. 12, travelers on Southbound Hwy. 1 will encounter a full closure of the highway from 9 pm to 5 am.
Southbound travelers will be directed to exit southbound Hwy. 1 at the Bay Ave/Porter St offramp, where they will be routed along Soquel Drive, before rejoining southbound Hwy. 1 at the Park Ave onramp.
On Tuesday, Jan. 13, and Wednesday, Jan. 14, travelers on Northbound Hwy. 1 will encounter a full closure of the highway from 9 pm to 5 am.
Northbound travelers will be directed to exit Hwy. 1 at Park Ave, where they will be routed along Soquel Drive and will rejoin northbound Hwy. 1 at the Bay Ave. onramp.
These closures are necessary for crews to remove falsework supporting bridge and roadway elements.
Project Background:
The contractor for this $78 million project is Granite Construction of Watsonville, CA and the project is expected to be completed by Fall of 2026. Updated project information for the improvements on Highway 1 between the Bay Ave./Porter St. and State Park Drive interchanges can be found on the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s website at: https://sccrtc.org/projects/streets-highways/hwy1/bayporter-statepark/
Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans Central Coast District 5 Social Media platforms: X at: @CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5.
For information about transportation projects transforming communities throughout the state, visit: Build.ca.gov.
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