The closure of southbound Highway 101 on the Peninsula is a tiny stretch just concerning 2 miles. But on Saturday, drivers stated the delays that the closure was triggering were long.
Since Friday, Caltrans staffs have actually been functioning to mount a brand-new bridge over Cordilleras Creek in between Redwood City as well as San Carlos.
A two-mile stretch of Southbound Highway 101 is presently shut in between Holly Street as well as Whipple Avenue so they can finish the job.
“Doing that accelerated project instead of three weeks they’re getting it done in a weekend,” stated Vince Jacala with Caltrans.
But for numerous drivers attempting to head southern, the closure left them being in website traffic. For those drawn away to a detour on Industrial Road, it was slow-moving going.
“I try to reach here at five o’clock. But I was 10 minutes late because I did not know about this traffic jam,” stated Foster City local Vincent Mari.
Cones were installed to prevent drivers from taking a detour with communities as well as highway onramps were obstructed.
The highway is anticipated to resume by 5 a.m. Monday in the nick of time for the early morning commute.
Marianne Favro has extra in the video clip over.
