State Route 9 Saratoga Creek Bridge

Upcoming Closure

Beginning Friday, July 7, 2023, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform a full nightly closures of Highway 9 (HWY9) Big Basin Road, at Sanborn Road, to continue construction of a temporary bridge for the Saratoga Creek Bridge Rehabilitation project, in the city of Saratoga, Santa Clara County. The overnight closures are needed so that crews can safely continue installing the sections of the temporary bridge in place. More information available in the traffic advisory.

Caltrans is scheduled to begin construction on the Saratoga Creek Bridge Rehabilitation on State Route 9 (SR-9), Saratoga, CA, spring of 2023. This project will maintain safe and stable connectivity along State Route 9 between the City of Saratoga in Santa Clara County and the community of Felton in Santa Cruz County. Caltrans recommends replacing the bridge, due to seismic and structural concerns. The rehabilitation project will allow the newly replaced bridge to meet seismic safety regulations.

To ensure worker and public safety, northbound and southbound will be reduced with intermittent night closures to the traveling public beginning March 2023 to December 2023. Please plan your commute ahead of time. Detours will be in place and traffic impacts are expected.

Project History

Project Description

This project will maintain safe and stable connectivity along State Route 9 between the City of Saratoga in Santa Clara County and the community of Felton in Santa Cruz County. Caltrans’ Office of Structure Maintenance and Investigations recommends replacing or retrofitting the Saratoga Creek Bridge (No. 37-0074), at post mile 4.9 due to seismic and structural concerns.

Work Description

Near Saratoga, at Saratoga Creek Bridge No. 37-0074. Replace bridge while maintaining existing bridge outside façade.

Lane Reductions

The project will be predominantly constructed during the day, but some intermittent night work is expected. During construction of the new bridge, there will be mainly fulltime one-way traffic control. At specific announced periods, there will need to be a full closure and detours will be established.