Utility work to begin on Goleta road projects

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER

NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Two highly anticipated City Capital Improvement Projects, the Ekwill Street and Fowler Road Extensions and Hollister Avenue Bridge Relocation projects, are getting closer to becoming a reality. Today construction work will begin to relocate utilities that are in conflict with the projects.

When completed, the Ekwill Street and Fowler Road Extensions and Hollister Avenue Bridge Relocation projects will provide new east-west access across Old Town Goleta, two roundabouts on Hollister Avenue at the interchange with State Route 217 and complete flood control capacity improvements. With the upcoming utility relocation work, there will be traffic impacts on Hollister Avenue between State Route

217 and S. Kellogg Avenue for approximately four weeks beginning today. Alternating eastbound and westbound lane closures will be necessary to facilitate the relocation work. Construction work will take place Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Motorists