Transportation Updates

 

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Caltrans recently finished construction on a multi-lane turbo roundabout at the intersection of highways 25 and 156 in San Benito County. This is a critical safety project that will immediately reduce the number and severity of collisions, while maintaining traffic flow and efficiency, at the intersection.

Schedule

  • Design Phase: Complete
  • Utility Work: Complete
  • Construction Start: June 2022
  • Construction End: Early 2024

MORE INFORMATION

To help residents, commuters and other users of the future turbo roundabout, Caltrans and the COG created an educational “how-to” video that explains how to use the new facility.

PRESS RELEASE

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC CHANGE ALERT

Traffic shifted onto new SR 156 Expressway lanes, Union Road reopened, Bixby Road roundabout opened, and short-term Mitchell Road closure on October 11

On the night of October 10, a major milestone was reached on the SR 156 Improvement Project as Caltrans shifted all SR 156 traffic onto the newly constructed Expressway lanes, just south of the existing highway between San Juan Bautista and Hollister. During this stage of construction, Caltrans will maintain at least one lane in each direction along the new SR 156 expressway.

Drivers should be aware of other major, concurrent milestones associated with the traffic shift:

  • Union Road, just south of SR 156, reopened.
  • A new roundabout opened at Bixby Road, which consists of one lane in each direction during this phase in construction.
  • Caltrans closed a small part of Mitchell Road, just north of SR 156, for approximately eight weeks.
  • The bypass exit from eastbound SR 156 to 4th Street/Business 156, which has been closed since the start of the project, reopened.

During these exciting changes, drivers are encouraged to slow down and pay attention to temporary road signage and portable message signs alerting travelers of the upcoming traffic changes.

Click through and view the series of construction update and detour maps, in English and Spanish, below:

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Caltrans is improving San Benito Route 156 by constructing 5 new miles of 4-lane at-grade expressway from The Alameda in San Juan Bautista to Business Route 156 near Hollister. This project will fill a “gap” in the expressway system and provide a continuous expressway system from the connection at U.S .101 to the City of Hollister. New project features also include a roundabout at Bixby Road.

Schedule

  • Environmental: October 2018
  • Supplemental Environmental: September 2011
  • Design/Right of Way: October 2020
  • Construction Start: August 2022
  • Construction End: Fall 2025
  • Open to Public: Fall 2025

PRESS RELEASES

MORE INFORMATION

Public Information Officer
Kevin Drabinski
805-549-3138
kevin.drabinski@dot.ca.gov

 

 

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