Phase I of the Artichoke Avenue Roadway Improvement Project

Phase I of the Artichoke Avenue Roadway Improvement Project

The proposed project involves improving the existing Sewer Road for construction of a southbound right-turn exit from Highway One onto a new County roadway which would be named "Artichoke Avenue." Artichoke Avenue would then curve to the southeast along the northern bank of the Tembladero Slough and under the existing Highway One bridge. The roadway would then intersect an extension of Mead Street, which would provide access to Highway 183 (Merritt Street) just north of downtown Castroville. The proposed project would supplement the existing southbound left-turn movement at the Highway One/Highway 183 intersection, which is currently operating at unacceptable levels of service and creating unsafe traffic conditions. The proposed project would not remove the existing southbound Highway One left-turn lane, nor ban its use by vehicular traffic. However, the new Artichoke Avenue will be clearly marked as the primary route to safely guide vehicles into Castroville.

Monterey

Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency

Transportation:Local Road

Coastal Permit, Road Improvement

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