Tag archives: Padaro

HWY 101: Padaro and Summerland Segments Completed
By Montecito Journal   |   May 6, 2025

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 […]

Faulty Hydrant Causes a Fire Safety Conflagration on Padaro Lane
By Nick Schou   |   November 15, 2022

Unless you’re a dog, most of us never think about fire hydrants until you need one. Such was the case when Robin Donaldson, an architect for a residential renovation project on Padaro Lane in Carpinteria, applied for a routine building permit with the county. His plans had already been approved by the California Coastal Commission […]