Hwy. 101 Overnight Closures This Week in Goleta

A project to realign Cathedral Oaks Road and Hollister Avenue with a new Hwy. 101 overpass will result in overnight closures of Hwy. 101 in the following areas:

Northbound Hwy. 101 from Hollister Avenue to Winchester Canyon Creek from 9 pm to 5 am on Monday, Feb. 14 and Tuesday, Feb. 15.

Southbound Hwy. 101 from Hollister Avenue to Winchester Canyon Creek on Wednesday, Feb. 16 through Friday, Feb.18 from 9 pm to 5 am. The southbound onramp at Hollister Avenue will also be closed Tuesday, Feb.15 through Friday, Feb. 18 from 9 pm to 5 am.

Motorists going northbound on Hwy. 101 may exit at Winchester Canyon Road and re-enter the highway at Hollister Avenue. Motorists headed southbound on Hwy. 101 will exit at Hollister Avenue and continue to the Hwy. 101 onramp at Storke/Glen Annie Road. This $7 million project is expected to be completed in June of 2011.

A $5 million project to repair and repave 8.5 miles of Hwy. 101 from Milpas Street to Patterson Avenue will resume this spring.

For traffic updates on other state highway projects in Santa Barbara County, motorists can call Caltrans District 5 Public Affairs at 805-568-0858 or visit the District 5 website.