Caltrans District 5

The northbound lanes of US 101 are closed near Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria due to a traffic incident. Travelers are being detoured off the highway via the off-ramp at Casitas Pass Road. There is no estimated for re-opening. Traffic info at: QuickMap.dot.ca.gov

The public is invited to our public meeting in Solvang on Thursday, August 7. Details on this hybrid meeting below. @CaltransHQ

Full overnight closure of Hwy. 1 at Rocky Creek (12 miles south of Carmel), will begin Sunday, July 27 at 10 p.m., with the highway scheduled to reopen Monday, July 28 at 6 a.m. Crews will deploy a crane across both lanes during closure to resupply seawall reconstruction project.

A very nice and well deserved write up on our US 101 HOV Project in Santa Barbara County. Congrats to the team making it all happen. @CaltransHQ swcpa.org/caltrans-grani…

Crews at work 7 days a week and extended hours at Regent’s Slide. Full-scale excavation resumed mid-July utilizing both conventional and remote-controlled equipment. Crews continue to install shear dowels in the cut slope to provide immediate and long-term slope reinforcement.

🎉Hwy. 1 Auxiliary Lane & Chanticleer Bike/Pedestrian Overcrossing Ribbon Cutting Ceremony! Join us to celebrate the completion of a transformational project that supports regional mobility, safety, and sustainability. ⁦@santacruzrtc⁩ facebook.com/events/s/ribbo…

Following Secretary @ToksOmishakin's visit to Regent's Slide, CalSTA released this update today➡️calsta.ca.gov/press-releases… @CaltransHQ @CaltransD5 @VisitCA @VisitSLOCAL @CAgovernor @Tamie_McGowen

Watch Secty @ToksOmishakin in action at Regent’s Slide where he toured the site & met w/local businesses about critical progress. @CAgovernor, @CA_Trans_Agency, @CaltransHQ & @CaltransD5 remain committed to get this majestic route open as quickly and safely as possible! @VisitCA

🎉 SR 183 & Castroville Arch Groundbreaking & Celebration! This special event celebrated: ✅Groundbreaking of the SR 183 (Merritt St) Rehabilitation Project ✅Completion of the Castroville Overhead Arch Beautification Project

A great day in the town of Castroville where we held a ribbon cutting this morning for the new Castroville Arch Sign and a groundbreaking for the State Route 183 (Merritt Street) Rehabilitation Project. A large group gathered to hear from local community leaders. @CaltransHQ

🎉 SR 183 & Castroville Arch Groundbreaking & Celebration! Join us for a special event celebrating: ✅Groundbreaking of the SR 183 (Merritt St) Rehabilitation Project ✅Completion of the Castroville Overhead Arch Beautification Project facebook.com/events/s/caltr…

State Route 166 East has fully re-opened from Maricopa to the Kern/San Luis Obispo County line. A closure was in place due to the ongoing #MadreFire. All sections of 166 are now open between the Central Coast and the Valley. @CaltransHQ

KERN COUNTY: State Route 166 is now fully closed from Maricopa to the Kern/San Luis Obispo County line due to the ongoing #MadreFire. For up-to-date information on the Madre Fire, please visit: fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025… We will update once SR 166 has been re-opened.

🚨Traffic Alert🚨 State Route 166 East remains closed from US 101 near Santa Maria to Perkins Road in the New Cuyama area of Santa Barbara County due to the #MadreFire. There is no estimate for re-opening at this time. Road closures at QuickMap.dot.ca.gov @CaltransHQ

State Route 166 East is closed from US 101 near Santa Maria to Perkins Road in near New Cuyama in Santa Barbara County due to a brush fire. There is no estimated time of re-opening. @CaltransHQ

Highway 1 at Rocky Creek in Monterey County is now open in both directions. Photos just before and after the opening. Highway 1 remains closed one-mile south of Esalen to two miles north of Lucia due to ongoing repairs at Regent’s Slide. @CaltransHQ

Highway 1 at Rocky Creek is now fully open with two way traffic as of a few minutes ago. @CaltransHQ

🚧 UPDATE: FULL REOPENING OF HIGHWAY 1 AT ROCKY CREEK THIS EVENING 🚧 Great news! Highway 1 at Rocky Creek will fully reopen to two lanes after extensive emergency repairs and the construction of a viaduct on Monday, June 30 by 8 PM following a slip out in 2024. @CaltransHQ

Travelers headed northbound on US 101 thru Montecito will be diverted away from the current split lane configuration and be re-directed onto two new concrete pavement lanes. This traffic switch will occur during the overnight hours. A southbound traffic switch will occur in July.

Travelers will encounter a Full Overnight Closure of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek on Sunday, June 29 at 10 pm until Monday, June 30 at 6 am. This closure will allow a crane to deliver materials down to the shoreline in support of efforts to reconstruct a seawall. @CaltransHQ