Santa Cruz County work on Highway 1 nears completion, ban on foam packaging for food

KAZU | By Amy Mayer

Published April 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM PDT

A U-shaped walkway is shown from above. The bottom of the U is above the highway and the two sides are ramps. Cars are passing under it and the art on the sides is marine life. — The pedestrian and bicycle overpass on Highway 1 at Chanticleer is nearly complete. Caltrans expects a ribbon cutting ceremony sometime this spring.

In today's newscast, overnight lane and ramp closures on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County mark progress toward completion of a major project. A ribbon-cutting for the pedestrian and bike crossing is likely later this spring. And, foam food packaging failed to meet a recycling threshold set in a 2022 state law, so now a ban takes effect.

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Amy Mayer

Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.

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