Soquel Drive Buffered Bike Lane Project Begins

On Aug. 10, the Santa Cruz County Department of Community Development & Infrastructure announced that construction will begin for the long-awaited Soquel Drive Buffered Bike Lane and Congestion Mitigation Project.

The contractor is Monterey Peninsula Engineering, with Ivan Khoshnevis as resident engineer.

The project includes resurfacing, new striping and building 2.7 miles of buffered and 2.4 miles of protected bike lanes on each side of the street.

By Cabrillo College, street parking will be removed to make way for bike lanes.

In addition, 22 intersections will be upgraded for priority for the Santa Cruz Metro #71 bus route. Sidewalk gaps will be closed, 10 pedestrian crossings will get flashing safety beacons, and 100 ADA ramps will be upgraded to current standards.

“Bike Lane Project” page 26