Revised Linden and Casitas Pass Update

Source: SB Roads

Added work: Frontier Communications will be running new communications cable on Via Real and Vallecito Road. Via Real will be closed Monday through Wednesday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm daily between Casitas Pass Road and Hales Lane. During this work, northbound Highway 101 can be accessed via detours on Casitas Pass Road, Carpinteria Avenue, and Linden Avenue.

**Please note Highway 101 and local streets will remain open during the Avocado Festival.**

Freeway & Ramp Closures 

• Highway 101 will have the following closures between Linden and Bailard Avenues
  • Sunday night, September 30th
    • The northbound and southbound Highway 101 fast laneswill be closed starting at 9:00 pm. The northbound fast lane will reopen by 5:00 am, and the southbound fast lane will reopen by 7:00 am.
  • Monday through Wednesday nights, October 1st – 3rd
    • The northbound and southbound Highway 101 fast laneswill be closed starting at 8:00 pm. The northbound fast lane will reopen by 5:00 am daily, and the southbound fast lane will reopen by 7:00 am daily.
    • One freeway lane will remain open in each direction during the lane closures.

Linden Avenue Overcrossing

• Work continues on the side supports (abutments) for the remaining width of the new overcrossing.
• Near Linden Avenue and Ogan Road, the Gas Company is finishing up the relocation of a gas line to accommodate improved freeway drainage facilities.

Casitas Pass Road Overcrossing

• Crews will continue work on the new median piles. Work will occur nightly. Please see lane closures listed above.
• Wood form work, rebar installation, and concrete pours continue for the side supports (abutments) and wing walls.
• New northbound Highway 101 on-ramp at Casitas Pass Road
  • Grading and installation of roadway base is complete. The initial asphalt layer will be paved followed by installation of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement. Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement is a quieter roadway surface due to the lack of horizontal seams across the lanes.

Highway 101

• Carpinteria Creek Bridges (northbound and southbound Highway 101)
  • Northbound bridge
    • Soil backfills are complete and work progresses to the final bridge finishes.
  • Southbound bridge
    • Crews will begin work on back walls and the safety barrier.
• Crews will continue to grade and widen Carpinteria Creek under the new Highway 101 bridges.
• Drainage improvements continue along northbound Highway 101 under the Casitas Pass Overcrossing.

Upcoming Work: fall/winter

• The Highway 101 southbound off-ramp at Casitas Pass Road will close for up to 1 month. Detour maps can be viewed at SBROADS.com.

About the Hwy 101:  Linden and Casitas Pass Project
The Hwy 101:  Linden & Casitas Pass project will improve local circulation and freeway access in Carpinteria.  The highway interchanges at Linden Avenue and Casitas Pass Road will be updated with new bridges and freeway ramps.  Via Real will be connected across Carpinteria Creek through a new roundabout up to Linden Avenue.  New bridges will be built over Carpinteria Creek on Hwy 101 and Via Real, and four new sound walls will be built to reduce freeway noise in nearby neighborhoods.  Bike and pedestrian improvements will be added along Via Real, connected along Carpinteria Creek, and on the Linden Avenue and Casitas Pass Road overcrossings.

Construction began in fall 2016 and will run through 2019 based on an accelerated schedule. The accelerated schedule is dependent on weather and utility relocations and moves the completion date from the end of 2020 to 2019.  

Highway 101 will have 2 lanes open in each direction and local roads will remain open during daytime construction. There will be nighttime closures as needed. New roads, bridges, ramps, and bikeways open in 2017, 2018, and 2019. 

This project is the third phase of widening Highway 101 between Santa Barbara and Mussel Shoals.  Eight of the 16 miles in this area have already been widened to include three lanes in each direction.

The Highway 101:  Linden and Casitas Pass Project is a $60 million construction project funded by state and federal taxes.  This project is a partnership between Caltrans, the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, and the City of Carpinteria. 

For more information, please visit our project website at www.SBROADS.com, call us at 805.845.5112, or email the project at info@sbroads.com.