Trying to get to Los Angeles? Highway 101 re-opens in Santa Barbara County
Update 1:30 p.m.
Caltrans re-opened southbound Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County on Wednesday afternoon.
The stretch of highway near the Avenue of the Flags opened at about 12:30 p.m., while the closure 3.5 miles south opened at about 12:20 p.m., the agency announced on Twitter.
Original Story
A section of southbound Highway 101 is closed in Santa Barbara County due to a crash, forcing travelers headed toward Los Angeles to detour on Highway 154 instead.
Caltrans closed the southbound lanes of the highway at the Avenue of the Flags after a traffic collision caused an injury there this morning, the agency said.
There’s also another closure 3.5 miles south of the Avenue of the Flags, the agency said.
One lane of southbound Highway 101 will open between about 11 a.m. and noon, Caltrans said.
In the meantime, “travelers can take Highway 154 as an alternate,” the agency said in a news release.
This story was originally published March 29, 2023 at 10:03 AM.
