Drivers and bicyclists traveling Highway 154 this week should expect delays in the Painted Cave Road area, shown in red, as crews clear and repair debris catchments. Highway 101, highlighted with green arrows, can be used as an alternate route, Caltrans said Monday.
Drivers and bicyclists traveling Highway 154 this week should expect delays in the Painted Cave Road area, shown in red, as crews clear and repair debris catchments. Highway 101, highlighted with green arrows, can be used as an alternate route, Caltrans said Monday. Credit: Caltrans photo

Drivers and bicyclists heading along Highway 154 this week should expect 10- to 30-minute delays while crews clear and repair debris catchment areas that filled up during the late December and early January storms, Caltrans District 5 officials said on Monday. 

Starting Tuesday, Caltrans crews will intermittently close both directions of the highway between Painted Cave Road and Camino Cielo Road, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Work should wrap up by Friday at 1 p.m. 

“Crews will also use closure times to loosen larger material above the roadway,” Caltrans representatives said on Monday. “The clearing and repair of rockfall netting will ensure that these important safety features will be serviceable during other storms this winter.” 

Drivers can take Highway 101 as a detour to avoid the work-related delays.

Updates are available online on Instagram @Caltrans_D5, X @CaltransD5, and Facebook at Caltrans Central Coast (District 5). 

— Noozhawk South County editor Evelyn Spence can be reached at espence@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.