Briefs: Beacons light up Highway 17

Beacons light up Highway 17
Caltrans installed flashing beacons at two locations on Highway 17 to help increase visibility in those areas.
Crews installed beacons near the Pasatiempo Drive overcrossing and at the speed limit sign near Laurel Road before the notorious Laurel Curve.
Tennyson Electric of Livermore completed the $27,000 project overnight Sunday, Aug. 9.
Monning in Felton next weekend
Assemblyman Bill Monning will host office hours in Felton from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at Mountain Community Resources, 6134 Highway 9, in Felton. Fifteen-minute appointments are available by reservation only by calling 425-1503.
Monning will also hear from residents in a Valley Women’s Club Environmental Committee discussion on the environment. That gathering is at 1 p.m. Aug. 22 in Felton Community Hall, 6191 Highway 9.
White House gathering education information
The U.S. Department of Education will host a conversation at Mission College in Santa Clara on Aug. 23 to discuss educational excellence for Latino Americans.
Juan Sepulveda, the director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, is gathering public input on the status of Latino education in California during a 12-stop West Coast swing.
He will host a town-hall style meeting at 2 p.m. in the Mission College Hospitality Management facility, 3000 Mission College Blvd., in Santa Clara.
Road work continues at Zayante intersection
A rusted pipe under the intersection of East Zayante and Graham Hill roads created a large sinkhole a week ago, causing the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors to authorize emergency repairs on the roadway.
The metal pipe that failed was more than 8 feet deep, and a $55,645 contract was awarded to Reber Construction to repair the piping.
Some traffic delays are expected as work continues through the end of August. However, the contractor is expected to keep two lanes open as often as possible.
Bear Creek Road lane closures
The Santa Cruz County Department of Public Works will close a lane at milepost 5.05 on Bear Creek Road in Boulder Creek on Monday, Aug. 17, and Tuesday, Aug. 18, to perform geological investigations on the area for upcoming repair work.
Motorists should avoid the area if possible or prepare for up to half-hour delays.
For up-to-date road closure information: www.sccroadclosure.org.