SANTA CRUZ– Overnight construction is underway on a shoulder widening and wall installation project on a ½ mile section of Highway 17 from just north of the Hwy. 1/17 separation to just south of the Pasatiempo Overcrossing/El Rancho Drive, Caltrans officials announced today.

𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀:
𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙬𝙮. 17: 
🚧 Monday through Thursday: 9 pm to 6 am (next morning)
🚧 Friday: Midnight to 6 am (next morning)
🚧 Sunday: 9 pm to midnight

𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙣-𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙥 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙬𝙮. 17:
🚧 Monday through Thursday: 9 pm to 6 am (next morning)
🚧 Friday: Midnight to 6 am (next morning)
🚧 Sunday: 9 pm to midnight

𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙬𝙮. 17 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙬𝙮. 1:
🚧 Monday through Thursday from 10 pm to 6 am (next morning)
🚧 Friday: Midnight to 6 am (next morning)
🚧 Sunday: 10 pm to midnight

Electronic message boards will be activated to advise travelers about this construction project, who can expect delays of up to 15 minutes.  Roadwork is expected to be complete in Summer of 2020, weather permitting.

This shoulder widening and wall construction project is necessary for the safety of the traveling public and the preservation of the roadway.

The contractor for this $5.3 million project is Granite Rock Company of San Jose, CA.

Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through highway work zones.

For lane closure information on this project and for traffic updates on other Caltrans projects in Santa Cruz County, residents can call the District 5 toll free number at 1-831-423-0396 or visit our website at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/paffairs/release.htm#scr.