The Public Works Department of Santa Cruz County, has announced that parts of Nelson Road will be subject to construction work between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through December 19th, and that a section of North Rodeo Gulch Road will continue to be subject to traffic delays with lane closures between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. through January 2nd, the work is necessary for storm damage repair. The Department of Public Works would like the motoring public to avoid the areas if possible or to continue using the existing detour routes.