Date: Friday, June 26, 2026
District: 05 - Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact: Ashton Harris
Phone: (805) 549-3138
FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 217
IN GOLETA SET TO BEGIN MONDAY, JUNE 29
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Travelers on Highway 217 in Goleta will encounter full overnight closures for three nights starting Monday, June 29.
This full closure will take place from 10 pm to 6 am between Hollister Avenue and Sandspit Road as crews perform paving work in both the eastbound and westbound lanes.
The following detours will be available:
Traffic going westbound on Hwy 217 will be directed to get off at the Hollister off ramp, continue on Hollister Ave, turn left on Fairview Ave, continue to James Fowler Road and Moffett Piace to get on to the Sandspit on ramp towards UCSB.
Traffic going eastbound from UCSB will take Sandspit off ramp, continue to Moffett PIace and Fowler Road then Fairview Ave, right turn on Hollister Ave and get back on Hwy 217.
Message and directional signs will alert travelers in advance of the areas under traffic control. Please allow for extra time for your travels through the area.
This work is a part of the San Jose Creek Bridge Replacement Project. The full overnight closure work is expected to be completed by the morning or Thursday, July 2. The full paving portion of this project is expected to be completed in early August.
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.
For information about transportation projects transforming communities throughout the state, visit: Build.ca.gov.
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/
