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Temporary stoplight being added to Central Coast highway to alleviate traffic caused by construction

A temporary stoplight is being added to help with traffic congestion caused by a major construction project on Highway 154 in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Caltrans
A temporary stoplight is being added to help with traffic congestion caused by a major construction project on Highway 154 in the Santa Ynez Valley.

Light will be at Highway 154/Baseline Avenue interchange. The construction of a roundabout is causing traffic congestion in the area.

Commuters in the Santa Ynez Valley are going to discover a new, temporary traffic signal that’s going to pop up later this week.

Caltrans is building a roundabout at the Highway 154-Baseline Avenue intersection. The work is creating a lot of traffic in the area, and community residents asked for help.

Caltrans did a traffic study, and discovered four way stop signs would add to delays. So, a temporary traffic signal is being installed. Plans are for it to be operational Wednesday, in time to help with the heavier than normal traffic expected on Highway 154 through the holidays.

The $8.3 million roundabout project is expected to be done, and ready for use next summer.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.