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Roadway Improvements
A map showing the location and year the works starts for the Carpinteria roadway improvements.

ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS

Completed

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Highway 101: Carpinteria added a peak-period carpool lane in each direction to the freeway within the City of Carpinteria.  The new lanes tie into third lanes to the south and upcoming projects to the north.
 
New bridges were built over Franklin and Santa Monica Creeks.  There are freeway on- and off-ramp improvements at Santa Monica Road, Carpinteria Avenue, and Reynolds Avenue. Six new sound walls were constructed to reduce freeway noise for neighbors. 
 
On local streets, improvements were made to the intersections at Santa Monica Road & Via Real, Reynolds & Carpinteria Avenues, and Bailard Avenue & the freeway ramps.

Project Timeline

PROJECT TIMELINE

The timeline is a reference tool to show construction and key closures.
 
Construction began in the spring of 2020 and continued with landscaping into the summer of 2023. The new freeway carpool lanes opened at the end of 2022.

Carpinteria timeline showing project duration and road closures.
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CREEK BRIDGE
REPLACEMENTS

The bridges at Franklin and Santa Monica Creeks were replaced to accommodate adding a new third lane in each direction on Highway 101 and to improve water flow in the creeks. There are new sound walls on the bridges to reduce neighborhood noise.

Creek Bridge Replacements

SANTA CLAUS LANE
BIKEWAY

The City of Carpinteria and the County worked with Caltrans and SBCAG on a Class I bikeway that provides a connection from Santa Claus Lane to Carpinteria Avenue. This connects the California Coastal Trail between Sandpoint Drive and Carpinteria Avenue for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Image of several bikers on Santa Claus Lane Bikeway.
Image of the Santa Monica/Via Real intersection.

SANTA MONICA / VIA REAL
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS

The City of Carpinteria and Caltrans worked together on the intersection at Santa Monica Road and Via Real to improve traffic flow and bicycle and pedestrian circulation.

Carp to SB Project
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Highway 101: Carpinteria to Santa Barbara is a project undertaken by Caltrans and SBCAG in cooperation with local agencies to add a new carpool lane in each direction between Carpinteria and Santa Barbara. The project will improve bridges, interchanges, on- and off-ramps, and add sound walls.

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