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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — A full daytime closure of Highway 192 in Carpinteria is being extended and will continue Monday, August 24 through Friday, August 28.
This full closure will take place Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm and Friday from 9 am to 1 pm between Shephard Mesa Road and Highway 150.
Crews are performing the installation of a bidirectional potable water transmission main connecting Casitas Municipal Water District in Ventura County and Carpinteria Valley Water District in Santa Barbara County.
The following detours are available:
· Travelers on Highway 150 wanting to exit onto Highway 192 will need to travel further south on Highway 150 (Rincon Rd.) and exit onto northbound Highway 101 towards Carpinteria. From northbound Highway 101 travelers will need to exit onto northbound Casitas Pass Road, Via Real Road, to turn right on Casitas Pass Road towards Highway 192.
· Travelers heading south on Highway 192 toward Highway 150 will be detoured off Highway 192 on Casitas Pass Road towards Highway 101. Travelers will then be able to take Highway 101 southbound and exit at Highway 150.
Access will be allowed to residents in the area of the full closure. Message and directional signs will alert travelers in advance of the closure. Please allow for extra time for your travels. The full daytime closure work is expected to be completed by the afternoon of Friday, August 28.
Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: X/Twitter at: CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5.
Our crews deserve to get home safely too.
Drive slowly and carefully in work zones.
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