Highway 192 Bridge Deck Sealing and Repair Starts Tomorrow

Bridge crews will begin a construction project to seal and repair the bridge decks at various locations and highways starting with Highway 192 at San Roque Road in Santa Barbara tomorrow, August 6, Caltrans officials have announced.

Roadwork consists of one-way reversing traffic control with flaggers. Work hours are from 8 am to 4 pm. Up to 10-minute delays can be anticipated.

Motorists can detour: San Roque Rd to State St, back to Ontare Rd to Hwy. 192 and vice versa. Roadwork is expected to be complete by early October.

This bridge deck sealing and repair project includes various locations between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria on highways: 192, 166, 217, and 101. An update will be provided as one becomes available.

The contractor for this $686,000 project is O’Donnell Construction of West Covina.

Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through highway construction zones.

For traffic updates on other state highway projects in Santa Barbara County, motorists can call Caltrans District 5 Public Affairs at 805-568-0858 or visit the District 5 website at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/road_information.htm