CityofGoletaBy the City of Goleta
Attention Goleta motorists! A project to replace the San Jose Creek Bridge on State Route 217 near UC Santa Barbara in Goleta will result in the overnight closure of the highway in both directions on Monday, August 28 from 10 pm to 6 am and Tuesday, August 29 from 10 pm to 6 am.
This closure will allow crews to perform paving and striping on the roadway. It will also allow for the moving of the temporary concrete barrier and restoring of traffic to two lanes in each direction. This traffic pattern will remain in place for approximately one week.
The following detours will be in place with signage to direct travelers:
Northbound SR 217 Detour:
Sandspit Road to Moffett Place to James Fowler Road to Fairview Avenue to US Highway 101.
Southbound SR 217 Detour:
US Highway 101 to Fairview Avenue to James Fowler Road to Moffett Place to Sandspit Road.
The southbound Hollister on-ramp and the Sandspit on and off-ramps will be closed.
Following the Labor Day holiday, the eastbound traffic and bike path will be routed onto the westbound structure with one lane open in each direction. The eastbound SR 217 Sandspit on-ramp will be closed. The exact closure date will be announced once details are certain. This ramp closure will remain in place throughout the project.
Signs have been posted to notify travelers about this work.
The existing four-lane bridge was constructed in 1963. The new bridge is designed to current standards and flood elevations.
The contractor for this $26 million project is M.C.M. Construction, Inc. of North Highlands, CA.
Bridge construction is expected to be complete in Summer 2025. A follow up plant establishment project will be complete in Fall 2027.
US 101 Project:
A second San Jose Creek Bridge replacement project is under construction on US 101, just north of State Route 217.
The northbound and southbound bridges will be demolished and replaced in separate phases.
On Tuesday, September 5 and Wednesday, September 6 from 10 pm to 6 am the contractor will perform striping and realign the temporary barrier to create a cross over for northbound traffic to use the southbound bridge. Traffic will have two lanes in each direction.
Demolition of the northbound bridge is expected to begin on Thursday, September 7.
This bridge was built in 1946 and widened in 1989. The new bridge will meet current design and safety criteria.
The contractor for this $20 million project is M.C.M. Construction, Inc. of North Highlands, CA. It is expected to be complete in June 2026.
Additional updates will be issued as work progresses.
Please remember to drive slowly and carefully in work zones.
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Map showing location of these projects and their proximity to one another
