Northbound lanes close for construction as southbound lanes open

As construction slowly progresses on the Santa Claus Lane Bike Path Project, new southbound lanes have opened in the Padaro segment on Highway 101, between North Padaro, South Padaro and Santa Claus Lanes.

Traffic shifted to the new lanes on April 1, and construction crews have begun work on the northbound lanes of the Padaro segment, prompting several new closures along the highway.

On the northbound side of the highway, one lane between Santa Monica Road and Sheffield Drive will be closed Monday through Thursday, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., and Sunday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The north on-ramp at South Padaro and Santa Claus lanes will be closed until late August, and the on-ramp at San Ysidro Road will be closed until 2025. The northbound off-ramp at North Padaro Lane will be closed until mid-June, and the off-ramp at Olive Mill Road will be closed for up to seven months.

On the southbound side of Highway 101, one lane between Sheffield Drive and Carpinteria Avenue, as well as the off-ramp at South Padaro and Santa Claus lanes, will be closed Monday through Thursday, from 9 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., and Sunday from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

During the week of April 3, construction crews will install temporary safety barriers for the work on the upcoming sound wall, near Via Real and Sentar Road. During the week of April 9, between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m., flaggers will direct traffic on San Ysidro Road over the highway, as crews install underground supports for a new retaining wall as part of the construction on the San Ysidro Roundabout.

From April 12 to April 13, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., crews will mix concrete for concrete pours at the southbound on-ramp at North Padaro Lane.