Santa Cruz, CA Traffic and Accidents

• 17 CA-17 N Santa Cruz Traffic
• 17 CA-17 S Santa Cruz Traffic
• 1 CA-1 N Santa Cruz Traffic
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Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 3 days ago

  CaltransD4

  RT @CaltransD5: Doors are open and public forum is underway for the South Santa Cruz Highway 9 project. Learn more about this compelling pr…

• 4 days ago

  CaltransD5

  Doors are open and public forum is underway for the South Santa Cruz Highway 9 project. Learn more about this compelling project at the Felton community hall until 7 tonight. Or provide your input via the project page on the Caltrans District 5 website. https://t.co/va7TJSQ6Y6

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• Lincoln St Road is closed from Center St to Pacific Ave.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous

• Full closure due to Sign Work between Route 17 and Sims Road

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous

• Accident on Soquel Ave from Chanticleer Ave to 17th Ave.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident on CA-1 N from 41st Ave (CA-1) to Commercial Way/Soquel Dr (CA-1).

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Stationary traffic on CA-17 S from CA-17 (CA-1) to River St (CA-1).

  TYPE: Congestion Serious

Santa Cruz CA News Reports

• EV charging stations in Santa Cruz receive $14.3 million in funding

  • California
  • Santa Cruz Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Jan 15, 2025 2:08pm
  More than $14 million will be distributed to the City of Santa Cruz to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Read More

• Monterey Bay Aquarium employees to unionize, public input wanted for Highway 9 improvement project near Felton

  • California
  • Santa Cruz Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Jan 14, 2025 2:50pm
  In today's newscast, employees at the Monterey Bay Aquarium have announced plans to unionize. Plus, commuters and local residents who frequent the stretch of Highway 9 between Santa Cruz and Felton ... Read More

• Teen crashes after fleeing from CHP Santa Cruz on e-motorcycle

  • California
  • Santa Cruz
  • From Santa Cruz Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Jan 08, 2025 3:43pm
  SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - On Jan. 8, a California Highway Patrol officer spotted a male operating an electric motorcycle who ran a stop sign. When the officer attempted to pull him over, he chose to ... Read More

• 3 Motorcyclists Injured In Crash On Highway 9 Sunday Afternoon

  • California
  • 12000 Highway 9

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jan 07, 2025 06:47am
  Three motorists were injured in a multiple-motorcycle collision over the weekend on state Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said that at 2:47 p.m ... Read More

• Three Santa Cruz County motorcyclists injured after Highway 9 crash

  • California
  • Santa Cruz Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jan 06, 2025 02:05am
  (KRON) - Three motorcyclists were injured following a crash Sunday afternoon on Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County, Cal Fire CZU announced on X. The crash happened in the area of Shingle Mill Road. Read More

• Santa Cruz Wharf reopens after partially collapsing into ocean during high surf

  • California
  • Santa Cruz

  • source: Bing / LA Times on MSN
  • 1 view
  • Jan 05, 2025 1:13pm
  

  The wharf reopened to visitors and merchants less than two weeks after a dangerous storm's crashing waves collapsed more than 100 feet of the pier into the ocean. Read More

• Drunken driving crashes, public intoxication citations mark Santa Cruz County's New Year's Eve

  • California
  • Santa Cruz Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jan 04, 2025 5:22pm
  Local law enforcement agencies reporting crime statics said their increased enforcement due to New Year's Eve-related revelry resulted in a relatively quiet and controlled holiday this year. Read More

• California News

  • California
  • Santa Cruz Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jan 04, 2025 09:34am
  Impaired drivers traveling on Santa Cruz County roads, however, were plentiful, by the California Highway Patrol's standards. During its maximum enforcement period, running from Tuesday night ... Read More

• Photos | Waves crash down on Santa Cruz coastline as work on West Cliff Drive continues

  • California
  • W Cliff Dr

  • source: Bing
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  • Jan 03, 2025 4:30pm
  Work to armor West Cliff from previous years' damage continued Friday morning near David Way as ocean waves battered the coastline as our latest surf event arrived. A National Weather Service surf ... Read More

• Dog rescued on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County

  • California
  • Morrissey Blvd

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Dec 26, 2024 08:25am
  Early Wednesday morning, a dog running in the middle of Highway 1 and walking on the concrete divider near Morrissey Boulevard was rescued by California Highway Patrol officers. "With precision and ... Read More

• Stunning images show Santa Cruz wharf collapse into sea as deadly storm turns pier into splinters

  • California
  • Pier View Way

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Dec 25, 2024 04:59am
  Santa Cruz's wharf partially collapsed Monday as a powerful storm battered a central California beach ... toppled by waves on the beach, a wrecked pier floating in the ocean and debris strewn ... Read More

• Several beaches around Santa Cruz Wharf to remain closed due to debris

  • California
  • Cliff Dr

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Dec 24, 2024 4:16pm
  Evacuation orders in the area have been lifted. The California Highway Patrol says that East Cliff Drive is closed between 26th Avenue and Palisades Avenue due to significant flooding. The CHP ... Read More

• 'Coming down to hit our wharf': Santa Cruz pier threatens Calif. city

  • California
  • Pier View Way

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Dec 23, 2024 4:00pm
  Hazardous wreckage drifting toward Capitola caps off a tumultuous 24 hours in which parts of the village were evacuated and its pier was pummeled ... city of Santa Cruz, California State Parks ... Read More

• Multi-vehicle crash closes portion of Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County

  • California
  • Hwy 16

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Dec 23, 2024 12:16pm
  The California Highway Patrol warns drivers that a multi-vehicle crash is backing up traffic on Highway 17. The right lane of northbound Highway 16 is closed due to the crash. Traffic is backed up to ... Read More

• Major storm pounds California's central coast, blamed for man's death and partially collapsing pier

  • California
  • Santa Maria Way

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Dec 22, 2024 4:01pm
  SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - A major storm pounded California's central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and ... Read More