It’s an important route for tens of thousands of commuters and other travelers daily. However, heavy traffic on Highway 101 can frustrate people traveling between Ventura and Santa Barbara.
“It’s a nightmare. I have to leave an hour early sometimes to accommodate the anticipated traffic that we know we’re going to have,” said Gabriel Dominguez of Montecito.
A solution has been in the works for years: A massive construction project to add carpool lanes in both directions of the 101 from the Ventura County line to Santa Barbara. The multi-phase project has made its way from the county line to Montecito…