HWY 101: Padaro and Summerland Segments Completed

City and county officials, along with community members gathered this last week to celebrate the completion of the Padaro and Summerland segments of the HWY 101 expansion project. 

The two project segments include seven miles of new carpool lanes both northbound and southbound, a rebuilt freeway with updated drainage improvements, six new bridges, 16 rebuilt on- and off-ramps, six new sound walls, a new Blue Star Memorial Highway designation honoring veterans, and the new Santa Claus Lane Bikeway.

These projects include new freeway lanes that meet current standards for safety and improved sight distance, new on- and off-ramps that enhance merging, new creek bridges for improved water flow and enable freeway widening, and local intersection upgrades. The completed projects close gaps in pedestrian and bicycle networks and improve coastal access. Landscaping includes native or drought-tolerant plants and climate-controlled irrigation.