Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
District: 05 - Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact: Mariana Holder or Ashton Harris
Phone: (805) 549-3138
Daytime One-Way Reversing Traffic Control on Highway 154 for Vegetation Control Work Set to Begin Friday, November 6
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Caltrans will begin a vegetation control project in Santa Barbara County along Highway 154 on Friday, November 6.
Crews will be removing vegetation and brush along a 40-mile segment of the Highway 154 shoulder starting at the Junction of Highway 101 and 154 west to just west of Junction Highway 192. This work is weather permitting.
Travelers can expect daytime one-way reversing traffic control Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Drivers can expect delays of up to 15 minutes.
This project is in support of California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan to manage vegetation and mitigate wildfire risk along the state highway system. Crews are removing on average between 8,000 and 10,000 lbs. of dense brush daily. The project is expected to be completed by January 8, 2027.
The contractor for this $1 million fuel reduction plan is Burn Bot, Inc. of South San Francisco, 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/
