The northbound Gaviota Rest Area is currently closed so Caltrans can remove and replace nearby concrete barrier and perform mechanical and sidewalk repairs.
The southbound Gaviota Rest Area is closed as of Friday, Dec. 6 to allow Caltrans to reconstruct the concrete barrier and complete the replacement of pumps.
Both north and southbound Gaviota Rest Areas are expected to reopen Friday, Dec. 20.
There will be a traffic switch on a two-mile segment of both northbound and southbound US 101 between Gaviota State Park to one-half mile north of the State Route 1/US 101 Overcrossing beginning Monday, Dec. 16 to continue an ongoing concrete barrier replacement operation on Hwy. 101.
One lane in both directions will remain open during construction.
This segment of US 101 will reopen to two lanes in both the northbound and southbound directions by Wednesday, Dec. 18 in advance of the holiday travel period.
A one-mile segment of the southbound US 101 between the Gaviota Rest Area and 1/101 Overcrossing will be reduced to one lane to allow for barrier and guardrail work on the outside shoulder in this area.
This US 101 traffic switch allows Caltrans to continue the grinding and paving of roughly six miles of US 101 in addition to the reconstruction of shoulders, placement of High Friction Surface Treatment and the installation of new guardrails and median concrete barriers in the Gaviota/Nojoqui areas.
Contractor for the $50 million project is CalPortland Construction of Santa Maria. Construction is expected to be complete by summer.