Highway 1 busway is now fully-funded, bridge repairs in Santa Cruz bring lane closure

KAZU | By Erin Malsbury

Published March 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM PDT

View from the back of a bus of the people on it and the road out the window. — The Monterey-Salinas Transit Line 20 bus, pictured here, will move onto the new SURF! Busway for a section of Highway 1 when the project is completed.

In today's newscast, buses are getting their own lane parallel to Highway 1 for a stretch in Monterey County. The SURF! Busway and Bus Rapid Transit project is now fully funded. And, Santa Cruz begins repairs to the Murray Street bridge. The work will close one lane until January 2028.

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Erin Malsbury

Erin is an award-winning journalist and photographer. She's written for local and national outlets, including the Smithsonian and Science Magazine. She has a master's degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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