Tag: Caltrans

August 17, 2026

Has the Castillo Street Underpass Been Fixed?

Plus: Covet boutique is closing (and having a big sale); Sherman Oaks's Litt Concept House will pop up on Coast Village Road; The Crafter’s Library has an Isla Vista outpost; The Huntress soft-opened in the Funk Zone; Goleta's new traffic cameras; the building under construction on Santa Barbara Street; comparing Zillow, Redfin, and Realtor.com. 3

August 12, 2026

What Are These Signs at the San Ysidro Roundabout?

"At several sections of the San Ysidro roundabout, there are small signs with markings that are hard to interpret. What are they for?" 1

July 29, 2026

How Come the Gaviota Rest Areas Are Closed So Often?

"It sure seems as though the Gaviota rest areas on Highway 101 are closed far more frequently than they're open. I’ve heard about water supply issues, but this has been going on since Covid, near as I can recall." 3

March 4, 2026

Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?

"Will the railroad underpass be widened as part of the reconstruction of the Cabrillo/101 interchange? If so, I'll be curious to learn how they're going to engineer the widening—by installing a temporary railroad bridge alongside the current one?" 4

October 2, 2025

A Better Look at the Redevelopment of Paseo Nuevo

Other recent news: The county may make it possible to build bigger; Sable Offshore wants to install a facility in federal waters and transport oil by barge; remembering writer Ashleigh Brilliant; estimate for reopening Highway 1 in Big Sur; the tree of the month is the African tulip tree. 14

November 14, 2024

Caltrans to Install Underdrains at the Castillo Street Underpass

Other recent news: Hedgerow residents push back on plans to add dirt sidewalks; another look at the monstrosity proposed for behind the Mission; Mountain Fire update; no more fence around the huge Moreton Bay fig tree; X Games won't return to Ventura next year. 3

November 5, 2024

Lighthouse Skate Shop Is Leaving the Funk Zone

Plus: Opening date for the SBIFF Film Center; stylish new shop on State Street; two and a half more years of Highway 101 construction to start in 2026; new 1.3-mile trail at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; the Bar Method‘s Santa Barbara studio debuts this week; new golf-simulator club; public tours of cannabis farms; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer.

October 21, 2024

When the Next Segment of Carpool Lanes Might Open

Plus: Michael Towbes Library Plaza to debut soon; the San Ysidro Ranch's botanical garden; new health-and-wellness shop in Carpinteria; paintings by Siddarth Parasnis; State Route 192 to reopen near Parma Park; when will a new traffic light get activated? 1

September 12, 2024

When Will the Last Segment of Highway 101 Get Upgraded?

"What’s the status of the last segment of the Highway 101 project, beyond Hermosillo Road—i.e. the intersection with Cabrillo Boulevard and Hot Springs Road? Is there a final design? Has the funding been identified? Is there an approved plan to widen the railroad underpass? Most importantly, what's the projected completion date for a southbound 101 on-ramp?" 4

July 9, 2024

What Can Be Done About Reckless E-Bike Riders?

Plus: Checking out Favorites, the new vintage shop on State Street; one lane of Highway 154 has reopened; Robert Rauschenberg exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art; De La Guerra merchants' open house; Cold Spring Creek bridge replacement; Conejo Hardwoods to open a showroom here; cigar shop closed; the county's request for more information about the Miramar's proposed expansion. 28