Traffic Archives

San Benito County asks the public for feedback on Highway 25

October 9, 2024 5:54 PM Jeanette Bent

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County wants community feedback regarding traffic on Highway 25. They say they will be giving an…

Traffic collision Friday leaves one woman dead

September 23, 2024 4:33 PM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Police announced Monday that the traffic collision at Del Monte Avenue and Calle Principal on Friday around 8…

Closure on Highway 1 north of Moss Landing now reopened; CHP Santa Cruz

September 20, 2024 9:39 AM Jeanette Bent

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz posted on X Friday that there was a full lane closure in both directions of Highway 1 north of Moss…

Overnight closure of Highway 1 in Santa Cruz starts tonight

August 26, 2024 5:26 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Full overnight closure will take place in Santa Cruz on Highway 1 northbound between 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive…

Highway 1, Highway 1 Rocky Creek, Monterey County

Overnight closure on Highway 1 at Rocky Creek begins July 22

July 18, 2024 1:56 PM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans announced that the next phase of emergency repairs on Highway 1 south of the Rocky Creek Bridge will…

highway 1, regent's slide, monterey county

Multiple lane closures on Highway 152 starting July 15

July 11, 2024 2:38 PM Jeanette Bent

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans announced this week that there will be multiple lane closures along Highway 152 on Main St. and E. Lake…

Alisal Road Reconstruction Project starts Monday

July 8, 2024 4:56 PM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey started a two-month long construction project Monday on Alisal Road between Sconberg…

Deadly Crash in the Santa Cruz Mountains

June 24, 2024 6:25 AM Mickey Adams

One Felton man is dead this morning following a fatal crash in The Santa Cruz Mountains, according to the CHP. Around 9:15 p.m. Sunday night, a gray…

Caltrans: Paul’s Slide closure along Big Sur coast to reopen on June 23

May 31, 2024 3:26 PM Jeanette Bent

Highway 1 at Paul’s Slide expected to reopen in July after being closed since January 2023. A few other slide areas expected to open as…

At least one person is dead in crash on Highway 101 in Morgan Hill, officers say

June 12, 2024 4:53 AM Mickey Adams, Derrick Ow

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol confirms that a deadly crash in Morgan Hill around 9:17 p.m. on Tuesday night has left…

Caltrans shares timeline on when Highway 1 could fully reopen in Big Sur

March 30, 2024 5:47 PM Scott Rates, Dania Romero, Derrick Ow, Katie Nicora

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MAY 15, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. : May 17th is the first time in over a month that unrestricted access will be…

Tesla Cybertrucks recalled over sticky accelerator pedal

April 19, 2024 11:51 AM Jeanette Bent

Tesla announced today that it is recalling Cybertrucks made from November 2023 through April 2024 because of the accelerator…

Caltrans: Highway 1 reopening at Paul’s Slide pushed back, midday convoy added

January 15, 2023 5:59 PM Derrick Ow, Katie Nicora, Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans announced the estimated reopening date for Highway 1 at Paul’s Slide has been pushed back to this summer.…

Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County to reopen after 24-hour closure to demolish overcrossing

March 10, 2024 8:42 PM Derrick Ow, Karl Cooke

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans District 5 staff announced they’re on schedule to reopen Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County around 7 p.m. on…

Monterey City Council approves first reading to lower speed limits on multiple streets

March 21, 2024 6:00 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey City Council approved a first reading of a proposed ordinance that world lower the speed limit along…

Santa Cruz County community groups file lawsuit againest Caltrans for Highway 1 Auxliary Lane Project

March 21, 2024 7:34 PM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A road widening project along Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County is facing a lawsuit, with some claiming it would…

Lane Closure caused by Levee Breach

February 19, 2024 6:51 AM Mickey Adams

A levee break near highway 101 on Lagomarsino Ave between king city and greenfield this morning has shut down 1 southbound lane in the area. CHP…

Tree and power lines down close road in Santa Cruz County

December 30, 2023 12:18 PM Scott Rates

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV) – A tree down into power lines has temporarily closed 17230 Laurel Road in Los Gatos, according to the…

FATAL CRASH ON PACHECO PASS

December 22, 2023 6:05 AM Mickey Adams

A fatal collision on highway 152 and Lovers Lane left at least 1 person dead Friday morning. It happened around 1:36 AM, one vehicle catching fire…

CHP Santa Cruz receiving multiple reports of car crashes, downed lines, and fallen trees because of rainy weather

December 19, 2023 1:12 PM Dania Romero

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- If you are on the roads this week, there could be plenty of road closures that could impact your commute. On…

Elkhorn Road reopens after post-storm flooding forced partial closure

November 18, 2023 3:17 PM Katie Nicora

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – UPDATE ON NOV. 18, 2023 – Elkhorn Road reopened this afternoon sooner than expected. Crews were able to clear the…

County of Monterey Health Department awarded over $250,000 in traffic and safety grant

November 16, 2023 3:08 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday, The County of Monterey’s Public Health Bureau announced that they have received over a $250,000…

Highway 9 at Spring Creek down to one lane after semi-truck crashes into guardrail

November 9, 2023 5:04 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol is advising drivers to avoid Highway 9 at Spring Creek after a truck crashed into…

Marina man and Salinas man identified as the two killed in Blanco Road wrong-way crash

November 1, 2023 6:56 AM Mickey Adams, Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- At least two are dead after a deadly crash just outside Salinas late Tuesday night. CHP said that it happened around 11:53…

State Route 25 (SR 25) Corridor Improvement Project, Caltrans

Sign repairs will force lane closures on Highway 1 and Highway 218 on Saturday

October 25, 2023 4:41 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- If you are driving on the Monterey Peninsula this weekend, you will see some lane closures on Saturday for sign…

Fatal crash north of Soquel kills one

October 25, 2023 7:11 AM Mickey Adams, Karl Cooke

UPDATE: October 25th, 8:07 AM- More information has come out on the fatal crash that killed one person north of Soquel. According to CHP Santa Cruz,…

Munras Avenue offramps to be closed for culvert work starting on Oct. 24

October 17, 2023 1:50 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans said that the Munras Avenue offramps on Highway 1 will be closed for two days as crews will be working to line…

Caltrans to shutdown Highway 9 for a week starting on October 2nd

September 24, 2023 6:09 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans will shutdown a part of Highway 9 for winter storm prep work. The closure will take place on Monday Oct. 2 and…

Carmel Valley Road paving project to start on Saturday

August 31, 2023 3:42 PM Derrick Ow

CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County of Monterey Public Works Department announced that they will be doing some repaving work starting on…

Speed limit on Highway 101 between King City and San Miguel to be lowered

August 17, 2023 4:51 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY/SAN LUIS OPBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday, Caltrans announced that the speed limit on Highway 101 between King City and…

Southbound Highway 101 Camp Roberts Rest Area has reopened

August 22, 2023 1:50 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Drivers driving on Southbound Highway 101 will see some improvements to the Camp Roberts Rest Area. The rest area…

Caltrans to conduct daytime traffic control on Soquel Avenue as part of Highway 1 Project

July 6, 2023 4:08 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON AUG. 22, 2023 AT 5:45 PM- Construction continues on the Highway 1 Auxiliary Project and there will be…

Single-vehicle crash sends two people to a local hospital

August 20, 2023 12:20 PM Derrick Ow

CARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU says that two passengers were transferred to a local hospital after they were involved in a single-vehicle…

UPDATE: Hit-and-run kills San Jose man, CHP investigating

August 11, 2023 5:53 AM Mickey Adams

UDPATE, AUGUST 14, 8;54 a.m.- CHP officers in are investigating a deadly hit and run crash that happened on Thursday night around 10:30 p.m. It…

Paving project to close several Highway 101 on and off-ramps in Greenfield

August 9, 2023 5:18 PM Derrick Ow

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans District 5 has announced that a grinding and paving project will result in multiple on and off-ramp closures…

Salinas woman dies after crashing into power pole near Castroville

August 4, 2023 7:09 AM Mickey Adams

CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)-CHP confirmed a 29-year-old Salinas woman died after crashing into a PG&E Power Pole Thursday night. It happened…

Inter-Garrison Road Reconstruction project to start on Wednesday

August 1, 2023 5:36 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A stretch of roadway between Cal State University Monterey Bay and the East Garrison will be getting reworked…

Highway 236 north of Big Basin State Park set for full closure on July 31

July 27, 2023 3:59 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans announced that Highway 236 north of Big Basin State Park will be fully closed starting on July 31.…

Highway 9 at Jaye’s Slide will be closed for next two Fridays

July 25, 2023 5:49 PM Derrick Ow

BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV)- Highway 9 at Jaye’s Slide will be closed in both directions for the next two Fridays due to utility work. The closure…

Highway 1 pavement project in Santa Cruz County set to start on Sunday

July 23, 2023 3:18 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Drivers in Santa Cruz County will seeing some traffic delays as a result of the Highway 1 Paving Project.…

Highway 101 pavement project to continue on Sunday

July 23, 2023 11:42 AM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A pavement project on Highway 101 between Salinas and Prunedale will continue on Sunday night. Caltrans will be…

Curb ramp and sidewalk construction on Canyon Del Rey Boulevard to start on Monday

July 9, 2023 11:43 AM Derrick Ow

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans is set to start a curb ramp and sidewalk construction project on Canyon Del Rey Boulevard starting on Monday…

Pile driving work for Highway 156 project to start on Monday

August 21, 2022 2:18 PM Derrick Ow

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON JULY 2, 2023 AT 12:19 PM- Caltrans said that the next phase of the Highway 156 project will start on…

Repairs to Jarvis Slide on Highway 17 to start on Monday night

June 25, 2023 6:09 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Starting on Monday night, Caltrans will be making repairs to Jarvis Slide on Highway 17 which will result in…

Highway 9 at Jaye’s Slide reopened after culvert repairs

June 7, 2023 2:45 PM Derrick Ow

BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE June 22, 2023, at 1:09 p.m.- The County of Santa Cruz announced that culvert repairs were completed Thursday…

Two Soledad men killed in wrong-way crash on Highway 101 just south of 5th Street identified

June 18, 2023 11:10 AM Derrick Ow

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol confirmed that two people have died in a multi-vehicle crash that involved a wrong-way…

Overnight Traffic Control at Highway 25 and Highway 156 roundabout set for Tuesday

June 8, 2023 4:17 PM Derrick Ow

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans will have overnight traffic control at the Highway 25 and Highway 156 intersection starting on Tuesday…

21-year-old Salinas man killed in solo vehicle rollover crash identified

June 8, 2023 7:12 AM Mickey Adams, Derrick Ow, Ricardo Tovar

PRUENDALE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JUNE 9, 2023 AT 1:49 PM- CHP Monterey said a 21-year-old Salinas man has died after the car he was driving…

Highway 129 Culvert Project to start this week

May 29, 2023 2:48 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A culvert rehabilitation project along Highway 129 east of Watsonville will start on Tuesday. The…

Hollister man dead after being hit by car while riding a motorcycle on Highway 129

May 29, 2023 10:32 AM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 54-year-old Hollister man died on Sunday night after he was hit by a Toyota Corolla while riding a Harley…