LANE CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY 17 vs
A 2.9 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT BEGAN LAST WEEK IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. IT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF 2 RETAINING WALLS, A CONCRETE BRIDGE AND A NEW LARGE DRAINAGE SYSTEM, ON EL RANCHO DRIVE WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO HIGHWAY 17.
THE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE THE CLOSURE OF 1 LANE IN EACH DIRECTION ON HIGHWAY 17 FOR 2 NIGHTS. THIS WEDNESDAY (AUG. 25TH) AND THURSDAY (AUG. 26TH) CALTRANS WILL CLOSE THE LANES FROM 9 P.M. UNTIL 5 A.M., WITH CHP OFFICERS ON SITE. THE PROJECT IS NECESSARY TO REOPEN EL RANCHO DRIVE, WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY A STORM A FEW YEARS AGO. WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE IN MAY OF 2005.
THE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE THE CLOSURE OF 1 LANE IN EACH DIRECTION ON HIGHWAY 17 FOR 2 NIGHTS. THIS WEDNESDAY (AUG. 25TH) AND THURSDAY (AUG. 26TH) CALTRANS WILL CLOSE THE LANES FROM 9 P.M. UNTIL 5 A.M., WITH CHP OFFICERS ON SITE. THE PROJECT IS NECESSARY TO REOPEN EL RANCHO DRIVE, WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY A STORM A FEW YEARS AGO. WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE IN MAY OF 2005.
