Drivers can expect delays and traffic control on Highway 246 near Lompoc until September

LOMPOC, Calif. – A grinding and paving project on Highway 246 in Lompoc will carry on until September with lane closures starting at V Street and continuing east to the Highway 1/246 intersection.

The project also includes changes to signal and lighting systems with work expected to be complete by Sept. 1 of this year detail Caltrans District 5.

The lane closure schedule is as follows:

• Monday to Thursday: Single lane closure between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Friday: Single lane closure between 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Monday to Thursday: Single lane closure between. 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Monday to Friday: One-way reversing traffic control lane closures between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Caltrans District 5 detail delays of up to ten minutes can be expected during the grinding and paving of the about 2.5-mile stretch of roadway.

The contractor for this $8 million project is Granite Construction of Santa Barbara.

For the most up-to-date information about area road conditions, check out Caltrans' Quickmap.