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Project Map
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Project Benefits |
This project will reduce congestion and provide additional traffic capacity on U.S. Route 101 from the Santa Maria Way interchange to the State Route 135 (Broadway) interchange and reduce associated traffic congestion on the adjacent arterial streets. The project will widen the existing four-lane freeway (two lanes is each direction) to a six-lane freeway (with three lanes in each direction). The widening will be within the existing 14 m to 17.2 m (46 to 56-foot) median area. The existing inside shoulders will be removed and the entire median area paved to include two 3.6 m (12 foot) traveled lanes, two 3 m (10 foot) inside shoulders and a type 60 concrete median barrier placed in the area between the inside shoulders. There are five locations where Soundwalls are to be placed. At the five existing freeway over-crossings at Betteravia Road, Stowell Road, Alvin Avenue, Donovan Road and Broadway (Route 135), the existing inside shoulder width of 2.4 m (eight feet) will be retained. Stowell and Donovan will have slightly less than 2.4 meter shoulders due to the new larger columns recently constructed. The three existing under-crossings at Santa Maria Way (northbound only), Jones Street (north and southbound) and Main Street (north and southbound) are to be widened to accommodate the additional lanes and wider shoulders. |
Project map |
| View a map depicting soundwall locations here |
Preliminary Detour and Lane Closure Information (subject to change) |
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Median Barrier |
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Soundwall Locations |
Southbound (westside of freeway) side of Route 101
Southbound (westside of freeway) side of Route 101
Southbound (westside of freeway) side of Route 101
Southbound (westside of freeway) side of Route 101
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| Total (in millions) $5.6 $0.1 $32.0 $37.7 Fund Source: The project has both Regional Improvement Program (RIP) and Interregional Improvement Program (IIP) funding for the Construction Capital. (RIP Funding = 82.63%; IIP Funding = 17.37%) Construction Capital is funded through Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). |
Project Manager |
| Rochelle Vierra | (805) 549-3003 |
Last updated: August 8, 2007
