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Highway 101: Santa Barbara Starts Late Summer
Freeway improvements will continue in Montecito and move into the Santa Barbara South segment in late
summer. In the Santa Barbara South segment, new freeway lanes and on- and off-ramps will be built between
Olive Mill and Hermosillo Roads. In Montecito, new freeway lanes, bridges, and on- and off-ramps are under
construction. Crews will work on the northbound side starting this summer with divided lanes (see below).
Please join us for a community meeting June 6 at 4:00 pm at Montecito Union School Auditorium,
385 San Ysidro Road, to review upcoming construction and staging.
DIVIDED LANES
To provide space for construction, the northbound lanes will be divided by safety barriers between Hixon and Olive Mill Roads from summer 2024 to summer 2025. One northbound lane will be located on the southbound side. The northbound off-ramps will close consecutively, so drivers can use the off-ramp before or after a closure. Lanes will be the standard 12’ wide throughout the divided lane area. A similar approach will be used to construct the southbound lanes in 2025.
For more information, please visit our project website at www.SBROADS.com, call us at 805.845.5112, or email the project at info@sbroads.com.