Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
District: 05 - Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact: Ashton Harris
Phone: (805) 549-3318
Intermittent Eastbound Lane Closures on Highway 46 In Shandon for Paving Set to Begin Monday, Nov. 2
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — Travelers will encounter intermittent eastbound lane closures on Highway 46 near Shandon for approximately two weeks starting Monday, November 2.
From Monday, Nov. 2 through Friday, Nov. 13 crews will be paving the eastbound lanes of Highway 46 from Post Mile 45.32 to PM 46.00. Travelers will encounter single lane closures of eastbound Hwy 46 from 6 am to 5 pm as crews pave both lanes, and the right turn pocket at the Hwy 46/41 turn off to Shandon.
In addition, drivers can expect full daytime closures at the Highway 46/41 off-ramp through the Hwy 41 entrance in Shandon along West Centre St. from 6 am to 5 pm on Monday, Nov. 2 and Tuesday, Nov. 3. A detour to enter Hwy 46 east in Shandon will be in place on southbound Hwy 41 where travelers will turn left on Starky Road, travel to Truesdale where they will turn left to East Centre Street and from East Centre Street to Highway 46.
Message and directional signs will alert travelers in advance of the areas under traffic control. Travelers may experience delays of up to 10 minutes.
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/
