Access for vehicles and cyclists will be maintained in both directions during construction, which will occur 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, the city said.
The construction occurring on the east side of State Street between Gutierrez and Yanonali Streets is nearing completion. The sidewalk on the east side of the undercrossing will reopen for pedestrian access, with minor construction activity wrapping up.
The project connects the city’s two most active transportation-oriented neighborhoods, Downtown and the Waterfront, improving safety and rebalancing space for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists on State Street between Yanonali and Gutierrez streets, the city reports.
The project includes the following infrastructure enhancements:
- Wider sidewalks on each side of State Street, from 8 feet to 15 feet.
- Wider on-street bike lanes with a two-to-three-foot protected buffer.
- New pedestrian safety lighting and protective railings, reconstructed bridge columns to improve safety and aesthetics, new plantings in the upper planters, irrigation repairs, and street tree removal and replacement.
- Modifications to the intersections at State and Gutierrez streets and State and Yanonali streets to reduce crossing distances for pedestrians.
- One vehicle lane in each direction, a painted median for emergency access, and reconfigured turn lanes at both Yanonali and Gutierrez streets.
Construction is anticipated to be completed in the summer of 2025.
For more about the project, email StateStUndercrossing@SantaBarbaraCA.gov or visit SantaBarbaraCA.gov/StateStUndercrossing.