A TEMPORARY MEDIAN BARRIER IS SCHEDULED TO BE CONSTRUCTED SOON ON HIGHWAY 17. CAL-TRANS SAYS THEY’VE BEEN PLANNING TO INSTALL THE TEMPORARY CONCRETE BARRIER AT LAUREL CURVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT HAVE SPEEDED UP THE PROCESS IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT FATAL INJURIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THAT AREA. MID-DAY AND OVERNIGHT ROADWORK IS NOW SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22ND).
CAL-TRANS ALSO PLANS TO INSTALL SOME EXPERIMENTAL HIGH-FRICTION PAVEMENT, AND POST SOME CURVE WARNING SIGNS ON HIGHWAY 17 NEAR LAUREL CURVE.
