Black Road
Main Street Produce
Entrance
NORTH
W Main Street
Intersection of Highway 166 and
Black Road between Santa Maria and
Guadalupe in the unincorporated area of the
County of Santa Barbara.
Safety and Efficiency Improvements
Major upgrades at the intersection to improve traffic flow and safety. The project features a new traffic signal system, dedicated turning lanes, improved lighting, reflective pavement markings, and enhanced drainage and flood control.
July 2024 to December 2024
The overall construction duration is
anticipated to be five (5) months.
HIGHWAY 166/BLACK ROAD
TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
W Main Street
Black Road Black Road
Main Street Produce
Entrance
NORTH
PROJECT OVERVIEW
CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE
STAGE 1 CONSTRUCTION:
Black Road
PROJECT COMPLETION
PRE-CONSTRUCTION
STAGE 2 CONSTRUCTION:
Highway 166 and Signalization
Utility coordination January through May.
Black Road closed
for four weeks.
One-way traffic control
Stage 1 construction zone
Traffic control for Main
Street Produce entrance.
Stage 2 construction zone
Traffic control for Main
Street Produce entrance.
DESIGNATED WORKING HOURS:
7 a.m. – 5 p.m. The construction timeline may experience delays due to unforeseen weather conditions.
SPRING
2024
SUMMER
2024
FALL
2024
WINTER
2024
The SBCAG Board of Directors approved $2.53 million from Measure A, Santa Barbara County transportation sales tax, to fund construction. This is one of four Measure A funded projects on Highway 166 to improve safety and operations.
SBCAG
Caltrans
City of Guadalupe
City of Santa Maria
County of Santa Barbara
Psomas
Rincon Consultants
MNS Engineers Inc.
Granite Construction
sbcag.org
260 North San Antonio Road, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 (805) 961-8900 [email protected]
FROM GUADALUPE TO SANTA MARIA:
Take Ray Road to Sinton Road and continue onto Betteravia Road. To return to Highway 166, use S. Blosser Road as the quickest and most efficient way from Betteravia Road.
FROM SANTA MARIA TO GUADALUPE:
Take S. Blosser Road to Betteravia, continue on to Sinton Road and finish the detour on Ray Road to access
Highway 166.
LEGEND:
Construction zone
Road/motor
vehicle detour
Road closure:
July, four (4)
weeks
Bicycle/
pedestrian detour
W Main St
S Blosser RdBetter
avia Rd
Betteravia Rd
Sinton Rd
Ray Rd
Ray Rd
Black Rd
Black Rd
Stowell Rd Stowell Rd
W Main St
SANTA
MARIA
GUADALUPE
NORTH
DETOUR ROUTE MAP
COST
PROJECT PARTNERS