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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Caltrans has completed a $3.8 million emergency project to repair significant storm damage on State Route 192 in Santa Barbara County. These repairs addressed damage sustained during heavy storms last year.
This project focused on a section of SR 192 located approximately just west of the State Route 144 intersection. Storms caused a slip-out in this area, where soil movement resulted in overly steep slopes along the roadway. This erosion compromised the highway embankment, eventually leading to the loss of the shoulder and one traffic lane, requiring urgent stabilization efforts…