MONTEREY COUNTY – Here are the major scheduled road and lane closures for Monterey County from Sunday, June 8 through Saturday, June 14 – newest information is in bold text. Please keep in mind that construction work is weather-dependent.     

Highway 1: FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURE: Rocky Creek: June 8 – June 9

There will be a full overnight closure  along  northbound and southbound Highway 1 at  Rocky Creek for emergency repair work from 10 pm – 6 am.

Crews will take advantage of this closure to erect a crane that spans both lanes of the roadway and which will deliver materials to the shore below as part of a seawall restoration project.

Highway 1: Turnout South of Vicente Creek – Turnout South of Lime Creek:  Long – Term 

There will be full closure of northbound and southbound Highway 1 between the turnout south of Vicente Creek and the turnout south of Lime Creek due to emergency repair work.

Highway 1: Rocky Creek Bridge – Rocky Creek Viaduct:  Long - Term

One-way traffic controls will be in place along northbound and southbound Highway 1 between Rocky Creek Bridge and the Rocky Creek Viaduct for bridge work.

Highway 1: Big Sur River Inn:  June 9 – June 13

One-way traffic controls will be in place  along  northbound and southbound Highway 1 at the Big Sur River Inn for tree  work from 9 am to 3 pm.

Highway 1: Malpaso Creek Bridge  – Lower Walden Road: June 9 – June 10

One-way traffic controls will be in place  along  northbound and southbound Highway 1 between Malpaso Creek Bridge  and Lower Walden Road for tree  work from 9 am to 3 pm.

Highway 1: Atherton Drive  – Oliver Road: June 8 – June 13

There will be one lane  closure along  northbound and southbound Highway 1 between Atherton Drive and Oliver Road  for gas line  work from 8 pm to 6 am.

State Route 68: Torero Drive & Portola Drive: On-Going  

There is a temporary partial closure of Torero Drive at Bravo Court for phase 1 of the “Toro Park Cut Through Traffic Pilot Project.” The closure will block southbound traffic on Torero Drive from entering Highway 68. Signs and electronic messaging are posted in Toro Park, along Portola Drive, and Highway 68 direct motorists.

Phase 2 of the project is the temporary closure of Portola Drive near the intersection of Creekside Court. This closure prohibits westbound traffic from entering the neighborhood from River Road and will be similar in nature to the traffic control measures installed for the Phase 1 improvements near Torero Drive.

Signs and electronic messaging are posted to alert motorists. 

The Toro Park Cut Through Traffic Pilot Project is designed to re-route traffic that diverts from Reservation Road and Highway 68 into Serra Village and Toro Park during commute hours to avoid traffic congestion on Highway 68. The project is also designed to address safety concerns and congestion in the residential Toro Park communities inundated with aggressive drivers who take Portola Drive as an alternate route and speed through a school zone to re-enter Highway 68 at Torero Drive.

Highway 101: Boronda Road – San Juan Road: June 8 – June 13  

There will be alternating lane closures and ramp closures along northbound and southbound Highway 101 between Boronda Road and San Juan Road for drainage inspection, grinding, paving

Highway 101: NB West Laurel Drive: June 10 – June 11

There will be full  closure of the on ramp along northbound Highway 101 at West Laurel Drive  for tree  work from 9  am to 2 pm.

Highway 101: Alisal Road – East Market Street: June 9 – June 10

There will be one lane closure along northbound Highway 101 between Alisal  Road and East Market Street for water leak  work from 9  am to 2 pm.

Marina: Imjin Parkway

Construction work continues during the day on Imjin Parkway for approximately 13 months. Please be aware that there is still only one lane for travelling in each direction between Imjin Road and Reservation Road and the speed limit is 25 mph.

 Abrams Drive (south) is closed at Imjin Parkway until early August

➢ Imjin Pkwy to Reservation Road – one right turn lane is closed

➢ MST Bus stop #2007 (East bound Reservation Road just past Imjin Parkway) will be closed from 5/27 through 6/3.

Note: Traffic has shifted from the north side of the Imjin Road roundabout to the newly constructed south side.

PLEASE BE ALERT!

§  Abrams Drive on the north side is now reopen to right in/right out traffic

§  Imjin Rod is reopen to right in/right out traffic

§  Traffic control is in place for your safety!

§  The enforceable speed limit through the construction zone is 25 MPH.

❖ Marina Heights Drive and Imjin Road are closed at Imjin Parkway

v  The access to the north side of Abrams sides street will be closed for construction effective Wednesday March 26 - June. The south side of Abrams Drive will still be controlled by a temporary signal.

v   Access to the Shell gas station shall remain, as it is, from Imjin Parkway or from Abrams.

v  Access to the Christina Williams Memorial: Due to construction activities for south side of Imjin Parkway (adjacent to the memorial), effective immediately, contact the following people ahead of time to schedule access to the memorial. There is a lot of heavy equipment running in the vicinity and escorting you to the memorial is the safest way to ensure your safety and the safety of those working in the area:

o   Connie Schivo (Monterey Peninsula Engineering) 831-277-0137, conner@MPE2000

o   City of Marina – mmowery@cityofmarina.org

Activities

Detour signs will be in place to guide traffic onto alternate routes. A signed alternate route for Blanco Road “westbound” (toward Monterey) traffic approaching Reservation Road is posted. This alternate route will begin at the signal with Research Drive through the UC-MBEST property (between Blanco Road and Imjin Parkway) using Research Drive and University.

Truck Detour

• A truck detour is implemented for trucks over 45’. No trucks over 45’ on Imjin Parkway between Reservation Road and Abrams Drive. Signage will be up alerting trucks over 45’ about the detour along Inter-Garrison Road, Abrams Drive and Reservation Road.

Emergency vehicles will always have access. Visit the project website at www.imjinparkway.com for the most current information or to view the live camera feeds for traffic conditions.

Monterey County Road Closures:

There are short-term and long-term road closures in Monterey County due to poor road conditions and debris on the roadways. For information about road conditions, contact Monterey County RMA-Public Works & Facilities at 831-755-4925 or https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-i-z/public-works-facilitiesparks/public-works/road-closures-information

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 The Cone Zone Report is published weekly by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County. It can be found on the agency’s website at: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/tamc-cone-zone-report

Caltrans and CHP remind motorists to drive safely and to share the road. To assist you with your travel, you can view Caltrans network of roadside traffic cameras at: http://video.dot.ca.gov/  or the statewide highway network for current conditions at: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ or the automated California Highway Information Network (CHIN) @ 800-GAS-ROAD. In addition, the CHP has real time traffic incident information at: http://cad.chp.ca.gov/

Highway 1 remains closed 40 miles south of Carmel due to the Regent’s Slide.

Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: X/Twitter at: CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5.