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Closures scheduled for Seacliff ramps, lane

VENTURA — Caltrans plans nightly closures today through Sunday of southbound Seacliff ramps and the right southbound lane on Highway 101 from Mussel Shoals to Faria Beach in Ventura.

Signs will be posted. Motorists can expect delays.

Seacliff’s off and on-ramps on the southbound 101 will be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. tonight and Thursday. The off-ramp only will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. The on-ramp only will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 11 a.m.. Sunday.

Ramps will reopen each morning — except for the on-ramp on Saturday

The coastal side lane of the southbound 101 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. today and Thursday, 10 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday. The lane will reopen each morning.

One southbound lane and two northbound lanes will remain open overnight from Mussel Shoals to Faria Beach.

Motorists traveling south can reach state beaches on Pacific Coast Highway/State Route 1 by taking Highway 101’s Main Street off-ramp in Ventura, doing a U-turn to northbound Highway 101 and exiting at the State Beaches off-ramp.

La Conchita residents traveling south can use the same route by continuing further north on Highway 101.

— Katherine Zehnder