Overnight closures of Highway 9 set to take place on Monday
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans said that there will be a overnight closure starting on Monday night at 8 p.m.
Drivers will will encounter a full closure of Highway 9, from 8 pm to 6 am, at two separate locations under a temporary signal system and one-way traffic control.
The closures will be from Monday Dec. 4 to Thursday Dec. 7. Caltrans said the closure is necessary as crews work on long-term slope repairs.
Crews will be removing K-rail barriers currently in place and establish final road grades in advance of final paving of the road.
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Caltrans said the first closure will take place one mile north of the Highway 9 intersection with Highway 1 and one-half mile north of Vernon Street.
The second closure will be at Sidehill Viaduct, in Henry Cowell State Park and less than a mile south of Glengarry Road.
Caltrans said these closures will alternate and will not take place on the exact same day.