Preview the Upcoming Olive Mill Roundabout Construction
By SBRoads
Please join us to discuss the upcoming Olive Mill Roundabout construction. For businesses, we have set up a joint meeting with the Coast Village Improvement Association (please note that you do not have to be a member to attend):
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Thursday, Oct. 20th from 9:00 am to 10:00 am at the Montecito Inn
If you are unable to join us at that time, we will also hold a public meeting on:
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Tuesday, Oct. 25th from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Montecito Inn
At each meeting, we’ll show renderings of the roundabout design, discuss construction staging and access, review expectations for delays, and answer questions from participants. These meetings are intended to help everyone get ready for construction of this important improvement while acknowledging that building in this area is challenging.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Olive Mill Roundabout will improve traffic flow at the intersection at Olive Mill Road, Coast Village Road, North Jameson Lane, the northbound Highway 101 off-ramp at Olive Mill Road, and the southbound Highway 101 on-ramp at Olive Mill Road. The new roundabout is designed for 20 mph. Drivers will see signs for each roadway name at each leg of the roundabout. The center of the roundabout will be planted with olive trees and feature a sandstone retaining wall. Lighting will be improved around the roundabout.
Pedestrians will have access with crosswalks around the mountain side of the roundabout. Bicyclists can either take the lane through the roundabout or walk bikes using pedestrian sidewalks and crosswalks on the mountain side.
Construction is scheduled from mid-November 2022 through summer 2023.
The project will be built by Caltrans and is funded by SBCAG. Project preliminary design and permitting were led by the City and County of Santa Barbara, with final design and utility coordination being led by SBCAG.
Please respond to this email with questions or contact the project team at info@SBROADS.com, 805.845.5112, or www.SBROADS.com.
11 Comments
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Oct 20, 2022 08:55 AMCan't wait for this much needed improvement, hopefully the construction is without any hiccups and expeditious.
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Oct 19, 2022 08:26 PMIs the landscaping going to be maintained with beautiful native shrubs and grasses like it shows in the drawings or will it look like the bermudagrass infested mess at the Hot Springs end?
Nevermind. I forgot no selective herbicides like Turflon are allowed and natural methods don't work against entrenched bermuda in already planted areas. So it will look like crap. Save the money and just use rocks like they would in Bullhead City
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Oct 20, 2022 01:41 PMSo true!
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Oct 20, 2022 12:44 PM@HALIBUT52 your comment is gold!! (for those who know)
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Oct 20, 2022 10:22 AMSure, it will look like the drawings until the first impaired fool drives right through it.
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Oct 19, 2022 05:56 PMAbout time.
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Oct 19, 2022 02:47 PMThis is great! Can’t wait to try it out. Will be a tremendous improvement for this intersection.
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Oct 19, 2022 01:28 PMDo police departments still use traffic cops to direct traffic, or is that only used in big cities? Living near that intersection I would love a traffic cop there controlling traffic with a whistle. This round about can not come soon enough lol.
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Oct 19, 2022 12:53 PMReally nice drawings
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Oct 19, 2022 11:10 AMThey're equally unskilled at handling roundabouts. Nonetheless, I'm all for them over controlled intersections.
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Oct 19, 2022 09:20 AMI am excited for this one! It's the perfect solution to that intersection. People just aren't aware or skilled enough to handle a 5 or 6 way stop.