Road and Lane Closures on Highway 101 in South Monterey County for the Week of February 26

MONTEREY COUNTY – Here are the major scheduled road and lane closures for Monterey County from

Sunday, February 26 through Saturday, March 4.

Highway 101: Main Street/Chualar Street – Soledad Prison: March 1

There will be a moving lane closure along southbound Highway 101 between Main Street/Chualar Street

and Soledad Prison for spraying operation work from 8:30 am to 2 pm.

Highway 101: Soledad Prison – Arroyo Seco Road: March 2

There will be a moving lane closure along southbound Highway 101 between Soledad Prison and Arroyo

Seca Road for spraying operation work from 9 am to 2 pm.

Highway 101: North Soledad Overhead: February 27– March 3

There will be full closure of the off ramp of northbound Highway 101 at the Soledad Overhead for bridge

work from 7 am to 5 pm.

Highway 101 Soledad Overhead: Long-Term

There will one long-term lane closure along northbound Highway 101 at the Soledad Overhead for

bridge work.

Highway 101: First Street: March 1 – March 2

There will be full closure of the on ramps of northbound and southbound Highway 101 at First Street

for paving operation work from 8 am to 4 pm.

Highway 101: Canal Street: February 27 – March 2

There will be full closure of the on and off ramps of northbound and southbound Highway 101 at Canal

Street for miscellaneous work from 8 am to 4 pm.

Highway 101: Broadway: February 27 – March 3

There will be full closure of the off and on ramps of southbound Highway 101 at Broadway for

miscellaneous work from 8 am to 4 pm .

Highway 101: Layous – State Route 198: February 28 – March 2

There will be one lane closure along southbound Highway 101 between Layous and State Route 198 for

emergency repair work from 7 am to 4 pm.

Highway 101: First Street – Jolon Road, King City: Long-Term

There will be one lane closure along northbound and southbound Highway 101 from First Street to Jolon

Road for roadway excavation and pavement work from 8 am to 4 pm. Motorists can expect delays of up

to 10 minutes.

Highway 101: Front Street: Long-Term

One lane closure will occur along Front Street at Highway 101 for bridge work from 7 am to 12 am.

Highway 101: Camp Roberts Rest Areas: Long-Term

There will be full closure of the Camp Roberts Rest Areas on northbound and southbound Highway 101

for work to upgrade the facility from 10 am to 12 pm.

Please keep in mind that construction work is weather-dependent.

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