Drivers on southbound Highway 101 heading toward Ventura were being slowed by emergency guardrail repairs on April 16.
The California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, said the right two lanes approaching Emma Wood State Beach were subject to the moving closure. The effort was expected to last until 4 p.m. or so, the agency said on social media around 10:30 a.m.
Caltrans described the repair work as “urgent.”
Emergency guardrail repairs were closing the two right lanes of southbound Highway 101 approaching Emma Wood State Beach, north of Ventura, on April 16, 2025.
The work area is south of Faria Beach on a section with three lanes. The overall stretch runs between Carpinteria and Ventura.
Southbound drivers can take the old Pacific Coast Highway exit at the Seacliff interchange, south of La Conchita, to bypass the closure. There are no other offramps until drivers reach Ventura.
Traffic was backed up along the stretch as of 11:30 a.m.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Southbound Highway 101 slowed by repair work approaching Ventura