Highway 9 open at Holiday Slide
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Update: April. 26, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.- Caltrans announced that the Holiday Slide area of Highway 9 has reopened as of Wednesday morning.
All one-way signs, concrete barriers, and permanent striping have been removed. Caltrans said they have been working to repair this stretch of road since January.
Crews have been busy removing slides and debris, managing drainage, stabilizing slopes, and rebuilding a retaining wall after damage from winter storms.
A one-way traffic control remains in place on Highway 9 one half mile north of the Holiday Slide at the slide area of Jaye's Wall. Work in that area is ongoing, per Caltrans.
Final repairs are being made for the relocation of utility poles.
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The County of Santa Cruz said a planned closure at the Holiday Slide area of Highway 9 is set for next week.
A full closure is set for Monday night, April 24, from 9 p.m. to Tuesday morning at 5:30 a.m. A detour will be set up through Glen Arbor Road.
Crews will be out there making the final repairs to reopen Highway 9. "They will remove the one-way temporary signal system and concrete barriers, patch and repair the roadway, and apply permanent striping," said the county.
A final inspection confirmed the roadway is safe and sound. The road could reopen fully beginning Wednesday, April 26, at 5:30 a.m.
