Travelers on northbound US 101 will encounter a lane closure north of the Gaviota Tunnel on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and southbound US 101 south of the State Route 1 junction on Wednesday, Feb. 11 for a rock scaling and rock clearing operation to enhance public safety.

The closures on both days will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Motorists can expect delays not to exceed 15 minutes.

The roadwork will include dislodging loose rocks from the slopes above and clearing rocks from the rock net system adjacent to the northbound lanes. 

Electronic message boards will be activated to notify the public about the roadwork.

The work will be performed by the Caltrans Maintenance team of Buellton and Caltrans Engineers from San Luis Obispo.