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On Wednesday, September 30 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM, the City’s Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project team is hosting its quarterly Meet & Greet at 1633 La Coronilla Drive (next to the reservoir driveway…
Beginning Monday, September 14, through Friday, September 25 from 8 PM – 6 AM, crews will perform night work, including sewer main improvements, concrete replacements and paving as part of the Via Lucero Wastewater Force Main Replacement…
The City of Santa Barbara’s Community Development Department, in partnership with Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE), has streamlined the permitting process for heat pump heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system replacements…
Beginning Thursday, August 20, a new traffic pattern will be in effect on Upper De La Vina Street for the De La Vina Street Bridge Replacement Project (Project) that is currently in construction. One-way southbound traffic on De La Vina…
The City of Santa Barbara will conduct night work starting August 31 at the intersection of Meigs Road and Cliff Drive as part of the Cliff Drive Watermain Replacement Project. To reduce impacts to businesses and daytime traffic and…
Residents are invited to attend community engagement meetings this evening, August 12, and tomorrow, August 13 to share input on the De La Vina Pilot Restriping Project between Padre and Valerio Streets before it is presented to the City…
The City’s Safe Streets for All Action Plan (Action Plan) will go before City Council on Tuesday, July 28, for recommended adoption (Agenda Item #12). The Council reviewed and commented on the draft plan on June 16 following a public…
The contractor is continuing to prepare the site for construction and is scheduled to begin demolition of the Solids Recovery Basin No. 3 in late July. This construction will be followed by the demolition of the concrete retaining wall…
The Via Lucero Wastewater Force Main Replacement Project on the 100 block of North Hope Avenue will transition from nighttime to daytime work hours (7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) starting early August. The critical infrastructure…
Beginning Tuesday, July 28, through Tuesday, August 4, the City of Santa Barbara Streets Operations Division will be paving Alameda Padre Serra and Eucalyptus Hill Road. See the map and below for a detailed schedule. Paving…
On Wednesday July 15, construction will begin on the Hope School District Crosswalk Safety Project (Project). The Project will improve safety at one school crosswalk next to Hope Elementary School on La Colina Road and two school…
On Wednesday, July 8, the southbound lane of Mountain Drive will be closed between the intersection of Mountain Drive and Los Olivos Street/Mission Canyon Road. On Thursday, July 9, both lanes of Mountain Drive will be closed between the…
The City of Santa Barbara is currently accepting submissions for designer-owned plans for preapproved Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Submissions are now being accepted on a rolling basis, with no application deadline.
The City of Santa Barbara’s Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project team will be presenting the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. The public is…
Construction for the Via Lucero Wastewater Force Main Replacement Project is currently underway at State Street and N. Hope Avenue. Originally scheduled to start in May, the project experienced a delay in construction material…
Join us in celebrating International Women in Engineering Day on June 23. International Women in Engineering Day is celebrated worldwide while focusing on women working in engineering. Women engineers are shaping the world and making…
The City of Santa Barbara’s (City) Draft Safe Streets for All Action Plan (Action Plan) goes before City Council on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, for review and comment. The Action Plan aims to make Santa Barbara’s streets safer by eliminating…
On Tuesday & Thursday, June 16 & 18, the City of Santa Barbara Streets Operations Division will be milling and paving the 500 - 700 blocks of E. Canon Perdido Street (see the map). During this project, there may be…
On Tuesday & Wednesday, June 16 & 17, the City of Santa Barbara Streets Operations Division will be paving a section of the 500 & 600 blocks of E. Cota Street and a section of the 500 block of N. Salsipuedes Street (see…
The City of Santa Barbara Public Works Department prepared the Draft Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that analyzes the potential environmental effects associated with the proposed Project in…