Provides traffic congestion relief for 27,000 vehicles per weekday
Improves access to Oak Hills and other local communities
Supports our $2 billion per year visitor economy
Improves movement of valuable goods to market
Highway 156 is one of the key projects identified by Caltrans and the Transportation Agency for Monterey County
in Monterey County. This route is a major regional and interregional thoroughfare used by tourists, commuters, freight shipping vehicles, and residential travelers. The Highway 156 improvement project addresses several issues in the area to help improve congestion and safety.
The first part of the project would widen the existing conventional 2-lane highway to a 4-lane expressway between Castroville and the existing 101 interchange in Prunedale. The level of service along this section of road is currently an E and is expected to drop to F by the year 2010 if no improvements are undertaken.
The second part of the project would construct interchange improvements at US 101 and Highway 156 to improve traffic flow in the area. The Transportation Agency for Monterey County is currently working with Caltrans to define features of these interchange improvements so that future traffic is accommodated with limited impacts to the surrounding community.
Highway 156 is one of the key projects identified by Caltrans and the Transportation Agency for Monterey County
in Monterey County. This route is a major regional and interregional thoroughfare used by tourists, commuters, freight shipping vehicles, and residential travelers. The Highway 156 improvement project addresses several issues in the area to help improve congestion and safety.