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May 12, 2025

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Cleanup ongoing after storm hits Santa Cruz Mountains

About 17,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers across the county were out of power on Wednesday as Department of Transportation (Caltrans) crews worked...
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Rain Delays Reopening of Hwy 9 at Holiday Slide

Continued wet conditions have resulted in a delay of the scheduled reopening of Highway 9 at the Holiday Slide. Previously estimated to reopen March 4,...

Jury deems Caltrans liable in Hwy 9 pedestrian death

In a 10-2 decision, a 12-person jury has found Caltrans partly responsible for the 2019 death of 22-year-old pedestrian Josh Howard along Highway 9. In...

Jury to weigh verdict in $72M suit against Caltrans

Closing arguments began Wednesday in a $72 million lawsuit against the California Department of Transportation that seeks to pin the agency with the majority...

Caltrans puts another $3.3M toward Felton road project

Caltrans earmarked another $3.3 million so it can proceed with final designs and right-of-way components for the Highway 9 Felton Safety Improvements Project, the...

Storm surge keeps first responders busy

As more than five inches of rain fell in a five-day period between Feb. 13 and Sunday, emergency crews had their hands full trying to keep Scotts Valley and SLV residents safe and keep roads clear.

Plan for Hwy 9 improvements open for comment

Last week the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission posted the “Draft Highway 9 — San Lorenzo Valley Corridor Transportation Plan” on its website and is soliciting public comment before the plan becomes final.

Highway 9 safe for SLV schools?

Twice daily, the narrow shoulders along busy Highway 9 north and south of the six-school campus of the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District are a pathway for students on bicycles or walking along the shoulder of the road.

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