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Steam rises as a worker uses a road roller on southbound Highway 17 north of Summit Road. The work is part of Caltrans\u2019 State Route 17 Road Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project. Caltrans has begun a pavement preservation project on Highway 17 from Hebard Way in Santa Clara County to the Santa Cruz County Line.<\/p>\n

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The project is designed to \u201cpreserve and extend the lifespan of the existing pavement, address failed pavement locations, and enhance ride quality for motorists in both directions.\u201d Similar work occurred in June and July on several miles of Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County.<\/p>\n

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Caltrans is short for the California Department of Transportation. It is the state government agency responsible for designing, building, maintaining and managing the state highway system, intercity rail programs and public transportation facilities across California.<\/p>\n

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The project is designed to \u201cpreserve and extend the lifespan of the existing pavement, address failed pavement locations, and enhance ride quality for motorists in both directions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nCaltrans repaves Highway 17 in Santa Cruz Mountains - Next City Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7738\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Caltrans repaves Highway 17 in Santa Cruz Mountains - 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