Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026
District: 05 - Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact: Heidi Crawford or Mariana Holder
Phone: (805) 549-3318
US Highway 101 Intermittent Full Closures for Rock Scaling Operation in Gaviota
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Travelers on northbound US Highway 101 will encounter traffic control north of the Gaviota Tunnel on Thursday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Oct. 23 from 9 am until 3 pm for a rock scaling operation to enhance public safety, weather permitting.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will lead travelers to a full stop during these intermittent rolling highway closures not to exceed 15 minutes. These temporary full closures will allow Caltrans to remove dislodged rocks from the highway.
Electronic message boards will be activated informing everyone to be prepared to stop upon reaching this work zone.
This work will be performed by the Caltrans Maintenance team of Buellton and Caltrans Engineers from San Luis Obispo, CA.
Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans Central Coast District 5 Social Media Platforms: X 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.
CHP Traffic Incident Information Page: https://cad.chp.ca.gov/
Traveler Information at: https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
