(18:17) HIGHWAY 68 – Motorists who travel on highway 68 are encouraged to leave extra time to do so for the next 2 days. That’s because workers will be installing traffic signals and realigning a portion of highway 68. The daytime closure at Hitchcock Road is scheduled run from 8:30 a-m until 11 a-m on Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 8:30 a-m until 4 p-m. Motorists headed westbound on Hwy. 68 will detour onto Reservation Road to Davis Road to Hitchcock Road. Motorists headed eastbound on Hwy. 68 will detour onto Blanco Road to Davis Road to Hitchcock Road.
For more information on this project and for traffic updates on other CalTrans projects in Monterey county, residents can call the District 5 toll free number at 1-831-372-0862 or go on-line to http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/paffairs/release.htm#mon
Motorists can expect delays of 15-20 minutes, depending on how long the detour takes.
