Highway 101 to Close Overnight For Construction Work

Crews prepare the new section of the Highway 101 overcrossing at Casitas Pass Road for a concrete pour.

Source: SB Roads

Construction Update (weather dependent)
Timeframe:  February 17 – 23, 2019

Closures

• Highway 101 
  • Southbound Highway 101 will be closed from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am on Wednesday and Thursday (as needed).
  • Northbound Highway 101 will be closed from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am on Thursday. Freeway closures are between Linden and Bailard Avenues and will allow crews to install temporary supports (falsework) at Linden Avenue. See map for detours below. Crews will only close one direction at a time.
• Southbound Highway 101 off-ramp at Casitas Pass Road
  • Friday (Feb. 15th) or Monday (Feb. 18th) depending on rain
    • The Highway 101 southbound off-ramp at Casitas Pass Road will be closed from 5:00 am to 3:00 pm for a concrete pour. 
  • Monday – Friday (Feb. 18th – 22nd)
    • The Highway 101 southbound off-ramp at Casitas Pass Road will be closed from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for drainage work. Please use off-ramps at either Linden or Bailard Avenues as alternate routes.

Casitas Pass Road

• Overcrossing
  • Crews will finish installing steel and then pour concrete for the bridge deck. Depending on the weather, the concrete pour will either occur Friday, February 15th or Monday, February 18th. Following the concrete pour, crews will install post-tension steel cable through the bridge internal supports (stems).
• Southbound Highway 101 on-ramp at Casitas Pass Road
  • Crews will continue grading and prepare the area for Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement.

Linden Avenue Overcrossing

• Work progresses to the installation of temporary supports (falsework) over the freeway lanes. Please see night closures above. Crews will also continue installing wood forms and pouring concrete for the side supports (abutments) and retaining walls for the next section of the new overcrossing. 

Highway 101

• Sound Walls
  • Northbound Highway 101 between Linden Avenue and Franklin Creek (behind Nipomo Drive)
    • Crews will continue excavating for the wall footings.
  • Southbound Highway 101 between Linden Avenue and Casitas Pass Road
    • Crews will install wood forms and rebar for the wall footings.
• Carpinteria Creek
  • Work continues on the southbound Highway 101 bridge barrier rail over Carpinteria Creek.
• New drainage improvements are being installed along Via Real, Casitas Pass Road, near the new northbound on-ramp at Casitas Pass Road, and the southbound off-ramp at Casitas Pass Road.
• Electrical work is progressing around the project to install new lighting on Via Real.
• Retaining wall work is occurring along southbound Highway 101 south of Casitas Pass Road.

Via Real

• A new, temporary crosswalk has been installed across Casitas Pass Road connecting Via Real near Hales Lane to the new section of Via Real that crosses Carpinteria Creek. Once construction is complete in this area, a permanent crosswalk will be installed.
• Via Real is closed from Casitas Pass Road to the old northbound Highway 101 on-ramp. Local residents have one-way access to Hales Lane on Via Real (entering from Casitas Pass Road and exiting on Vallecito Road). 
  • Pedestrians can use the sidewalk on Via Real, but please refrain from entering the construction area.
• Crews will continue work on the retaining wall along Via Real between Casitas Pass Road and Hales Lane.

Upcoming Work:  March

• The Highway 101 southbound off-ramp at Casitas Pass Road will close continuously for up to 1 month. Please note this is in addition to the daytime closures listed above. Detour maps can be viewed at SBROADS.com.