Edhat Staff
Construction Update
Timeframe: May 27 – June 2, 2018
Linden Avenue Overcrossing
- Linden Avenue will remain closed over the freeway to vehicles, but open for pedestrians and bicyclists. A portion of Ogan Road leading up to Linden Avenue and the intersection at Nipomo Drive and Linden Avenue are also closed. Crews are working hard to connect local streets to the new section of the Linden Avenue overcrossing. Work will be completed prior to local school graduations on June 8th. An opening date will be sent out in next week’s update.
- Please use Linden Avenue, Foothill Road, Casitas Pass, Carpinteria Avenue, Santa Ynez, and Via Real as detours. See map above.
- Flagmen and California Highway Patrol are assisting motorists at Casitas Pass and Santa Ynez Roads during peak periods to ease backups.
- After traffic is switched to the new portion of the Linden Avenue overcrossing, the old overcrossing will be removed. Demolition is expected to take 3 nights.
- Work also continues on the handrail for the new overcrossing.
- Work on a new retaining wall at the corner of Ogan Road and Linden Avenue is finishing up. New sidewalk, curb, and gutter are being poured. A sidewalk detour is in place along Pacific Village Drive during this work. Please see the map below.
Casitas Pass Road Overcrossing
- Utility relocations will be ongoing over the next few weeks. Please expect subcontractors for Southern California Edison and Frontier to be in the area. Utility work will have flagmen as needed.
Highway 101
- Carpinteria Creek Bridges
- Crews will excavate and mobilize equipment for work on the next stage of bridge work for northbound and southbound Highway 101. Pile driving will begin as early as June 4th.
- Utility work continues in preparation for the new Nipomo Drive sound wall. Please expect ongoing trenching activities.
- Work continues on installing wood forms, rebar, and pouring concrete for the retaining wall on southbound Highway 101 between Linden Avenue and Casitas Pass Road.
- Electrical work throughout the project will be ongoing for new street lights and traffic signals.
Via Real
- The segment of Via Real between Casitas Pass Road and Hales Lane has reopened early with one northbound lane. Please note that Via Real will only have 1 northbound lane open between Casitas Pass Road and Vallecito Road for the next few months. See map below.
- Crews will be working on a retaining wall on Via Real between Hales Lane and Casitas Pass Road.
- The new sidewalk along the Via Real connection from the mobile home parks to Casitas Pass Road was opened at the end of March. Please be mindful of ongoing construction work in the areas around the sidewalk and bike path connections between Via Real and Casitas Pass Road.
Upcoming Work: spring/summer
- The old Casitas Pass Overcrossing will be removed following utility relocations.
- 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.
- Carpinteria Valley Water District will install a new water line on Linden Avenue.
