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Route 1/Rice Avenue in Oxnard

Started by TheStranger, February 21, 2012, 05:21:37 PM

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TheStranger

Saw this at cahighways:

QuoteRoute 1 in Oxnard is currently undegoing extensive construction at the Pleasant Valley Road Interchange. When this construction is complete in June 2003, Route 1 will be routed onto Rice Ave vice Oxnard Blvd. In 2008, the Ventura County Star reported that on January 1, 2009, the designation of Route 1 will be moved from Oxnard Boulevard to Rice Avenue. That will give the Port of Hueneme a more efficient and direct route to US 101, As part of the Route 1 redesignation, the California Transportation Commission provided $30.5 million to improve and expand the Rice Avenue-US 101 interchange. That project is expected to be completed in 2012. Having control of Oxnard Boulevard will enable the city to undertake a variety of traffic improvement and beautification measures. The city will sequence traffic signals to allow traffic to flow more smoothly and will also install a computerized sensor system to reduce waiting times at intersections, he said. The redesignation of Route 1 also will allow the city to move heavy trucks off Oxnard Boulevard, which also will improve traffic. New landscaping, sidewalks and parking along the main thoroughfare downtown are also in the works.

The interchange work at Route 1 Exit 112 (Pleasant Valley) has been completed, with the freeway now aligning towards Rice rather than to the rest of the alignment towards Channel Islands Boulevard.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rice+Ave+%26+Pleasant+Valley,+Oxnard&hl=en&ll=34.165724,-119.144819&spn=0.012339,0.016479&sll=34.171876,-119.154968&sspn=0.006205,0.00824&hnear=S+Rice+Ave+%26+E+Pleasant+Valley+Rd,+Oxnard,+Ventura,+California+93033&t=h&z=16

(Interestingly, there's a small sign gantry at Channel Islands Boulevard that is similar in dimensions to the late 1950s/early 1960s signs along US 101 in downtown Los Angeles - http://maps.google.com/maps?q=S+Oxnard+Blvd,+Oxnard,+CA&hl=en&ll=34.171832,-119.154893&spn=0.006169,0.00824&sll=34.17192,-119.155043&sspn=0.006205,0.00824&hnear=S+Oxnard+Blvd,+Oxnard,+California&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=34.171877,-119.154967&panoid=J0Kkmg3HnQamUZUuwLY3Iw&cbp=12,321.1,,1,-0.29 )

Google Street View shows this construction activity at 101/Rice:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rice+Ave+%26+Pleasant+Valley,+Oxnard&hl=en&ll=34.222573,-119.140794&spn=0.012331,0.016479&sll=34.171876,-119.154968&sspn=0.006205,0.00824&hnear=S+Rice+Ave+%26+E+Pleasant+Valley+Rd,+Oxnard,+Ventura,+California+93033&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=34.222573,-119.140794&panoid=mdVyLj1wNAPHempWVlodnA&cbp=12,5.74,,0,14.06

How close is the rerouting to being finished, and when are new signs slated for posting?
Chris Sampang


JustDrive

The onramp to South 101 is open, but the western half of the Rice/Santa Clara overcrossing still needs work.  Once that's finished, CA 1 will be re-routed onto Rice instead of the rather confusing "exit at Pleasant Valley and cross the bridge to turn right on Oxnard Blvd." turn people have to make to stay on CA 1.

Also, the city of Oxnard is slowly removing CA 1 references as they replace the street signs at traffic lights.  For example, the signal at Channel Islands and Dupont also pointed towards "1 North."  Now it's just "Oxnard Blvd" with no mention of CA 1 whatsoever.

TheStranger

The interchange work at 101 and Rice appears to be finished, but not sure if Route 1 has officially been moved to the new alignment yet:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rice+Avenue+and+Auto+Center+Drive,+Oxnard,+CA&hl=en&ll=34.222555,-119.142169&spn=0.007159,0.009484&sll=37.269174,-119.306607&sspn=14.095009,19.423828&hnear=Auto+Center+Dr+%26+Rice+Ave,+Oxnard,+Ventura,+California+93036&t=h&z=17

A little surprised that the ramp from 101 southbound to Rice Avenue southbound - the future Route 1 through movement - didn't maintain the old offramp's large radius, making me wonder if that parcel of land will be sold off for development in the future.

Chris Sampang

emory

I guess all that's left is one more maintenance routine on Oxnard Blvd and the city can take it over. CalTrans is also going to relinquish CA 232 from soon-to-be old CA 1 to US 101, and roll back CA 32 to new CA 1.

TheStranger

Quote from: emory on October 15, 2013, 08:16:45 PM
I guess all that's left is one more maintenance routine on Oxnard Blvd and the city can take it over. CalTrans is also going to relinquish CA 232 from soon-to-be old CA 1 to US 101, and roll back CA 32 to new CA 1.

Route 34 you mean. 

I know a 2003 map had 232 realigned to a logical parallel routing of Santa Clara Avenue - would this still be the case?  Would be very navigationally useful for those heading to Oxnard via 118.
Chris Sampang

andy3175

Quote from: TheStranger on October 16, 2013, 11:32:18 AM
I know a 2003 map had 232 realigned to a logical parallel routing of Santa Clara Avenue - would this still be the case?  Would be very navigationally useful for those heading to Oxnard via 118.

Was this an official Caltrans map or another map source?

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Andy
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NE2

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andy3175

Yup, that looks like the Caltrans map. Thanks for sharing that, NE2.

I didn't realize 232 was to be realigned like that, but yes it would make the route much more useful to relocate it to match up with "future" California 1 (Rice Ave) and California 118.

Speaking of the Caltrans map (it says 2005 but I thought the last Caltrans-produced map was from 2003 - I could be wrong and am too  lazy to click the Rumsey Maps link), I wonder if that 118 or 23 realignments shown on that map will ever happen. 23 especially is a crazy road heading north into Fillmore, and 118/Los Angeles Ave is a busy two-lane road that would gain quite a bit of traffic if upgraded to four-land expressway or freeway. 257 along the coast seems like an impossible dream given the desire to push freeways away from the coast.

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Andy
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NE2

pre-1945 Florida route log

I accept and respect your identity as long as it's not dumb shit like "identifying as a vaccinated attack helicopter".

TheStranger

Quote from: andy3175 on October 16, 2013, 11:47:14 PM
Yup, that looks like the Caltrans map. Thanks for sharing that, NE2.

I didn't realize 232 was to be realigned like that, but yes it would make the route much more useful to relocate it to match up with "future" California 1 (Rice Ave) and California 118.

Interestingly, I might be driving both Rice and Santa Clara tomorrow (heading into the area to visit a friend), so I'll see what all that looks like at present.

Will the section of the PCH freeway northwest of Rice Avenue be eventually downgraded to city street (much like the former Route 275 freeway east of Jefferson Boulevard in West Sacramento was a few years back)?  Obviously, the signage marking Route 1 exiting off of itself there will need to be replaced too once Rice becomes the official route.

Chris Sampang

JustDrive

I also noticed that CA 34 is routed down what appears to be Lewis Road and somewhere near CSUCI, it makes the jump to Las Posas Road where it meets PCH near Point Mugu.  I still see CA 34 ending at 5th and Rice, though.

Also, I never understood why Vineyard was signed as 232 when all it is is a short cut for Oxnardians to get to the 126 to more inland destinations.  Seems to me that if truck traffic on the 118 is going to go to the ports, then 232 should be signed along Santa Clara Avenue, though it would probably require widening the road.

andy3175

Quote from: NE2 on October 17, 2013, 12:23:08 AM
Definitely says 2005 in various places on the map: http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~238640~5511601:-California--State-Highway-Map-2005
Perhaps it was never published?

It probably was published and I never knew it existed. I'll check with a friend to see if there were others issued after 2005. It's possible that the 2005 map was the last one produced, but it's also possible more maps have come out since then.

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Andy
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TheStranger

Quote from: JustDrive on October 17, 2013, 03:44:22 PM


Also, I never understood why Vineyard was signed as 232 when all it is is a short cut for Oxnardians to get to the 126 to more inland destinations.  Seems to me that if truck traffic on the 118 is going to go to the ports, then 232 should be signed along Santa Clara Avenue, though it would probably require widening the road.

Vineyard (which I actually drove down today) is basically a connector from 118 to 101, as Santa Clara Avenue would also be.  It ended up being a handy shortcut when eastbound 118 from Saticoy towards Santa Clara Avenue was a mess in the afternoon.

If the 118 freeway had been extended west past Moorpark, 232 along Vineyard would be much more useful (creating a seamless, complete parallel corridor to the Ventura Freeway).  Could even make the argument that existing 118 east of Saticoy plus Santa Clara Avenue should be all one numbered road.
Chris Sampang

jcroyer80

Quote from: TheStranger on February 21, 2012, 05:21:37 PM
Saw this at cahighways:

QuoteRoute 1 in Oxnard is currently undegoing extensive construction at the Pleasant Valley Road Interchange. When this construction is complete in June 2003, Route 1 will be routed onto Rice Ave vice Oxnard Blvd. In 2008, the Ventura County Star reported that on January 1, 2009, the designation of Route 1 will be moved from Oxnard Boulevard to Rice Avenue. That will give the Port of Hueneme a more efficient and direct route to US 101, As part of the Route 1 redesignation, the California Transportation Commission provided $30.5 million to improve and expand the Rice Avenue-US 101 interchange. That project is expected to be completed in 2012. Having control of Oxnard Boulevard will enable the city to undertake a variety of traffic improvement and beautification measures. The city will sequence traffic signals to allow traffic to flow more smoothly and will also install a computerized sensor system to reduce waiting times at intersections, he said. The redesignation of Route 1 also will allow the city to move heavy trucks off Oxnard Boulevard, which also will improve traffic. New landscaping, sidewalks and parking along the main thoroughfare downtown are also in the works.

The interchange work at Route 1 Exit 112 (Pleasant Valley) has been completed, with the freeway now aligning towards Rice rather than to the rest of the alignment towards Channel Islands Boulevard.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rice+Ave+%26+Pleasant+Valley,+Oxnard&hl=en&ll=34.165724,-119.144819&spn=0.012339,0.016479&sll=34.171876,-119.154968&sspn=0.006205,0.00824&hnear=S+Rice+Ave+%26+E+Pleasant+Valley+Rd,+Oxnard,+Ventura,+California+93033&t=h&z=16

(Interestingly, there's a small sign gantry at Channel Islands Boulevard that is similar in dimensions to the late 1950s/early 1960s signs along US 101 in downtown Los Angeles - http://maps.google.com/maps?q=S+Oxnard+Blvd,+Oxnard,+CA&hl=en&ll=34.171832,-119.154893&spn=0.006169,0.00824&sll=34.17192,-119.155043&sspn=0.006205,0.00824&hnear=S+Oxnard+Blvd,+Oxnard,+California&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=34.171877,-119.154967&panoid=J0Kkmg3HnQamUZUuwLY3Iw&cbp=12,321.1,,1,-0.29 )

Google Street View shows this construction activity at 101/Rice:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rice+Ave+%26+Pleasant+Valley,+Oxnard&hl=en&ll=34.222573,-119.140794&spn=0.012331,0.016479&sll=34.171876,-119.154968&sspn=0.006205,0.00824&hnear=S+Rice+Ave+%26+E+Pleasant+Valley+Rd,+Oxnard,+Ventura,+California+93033&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=34.222573,-119.140794&panoid=mdVyLj1wNAPHempWVlodnA&cbp=12,5.74,,0,14.06

How close is the rerouting to being finished, and when are new signs slated for posting?

Drove through this area on our road trip from LA to San Francisco a few weeks ago.  As someone from the east coast who was just "following route 1" the whole way, I have to say the signage at these interchanges is terrible.   Unless I missed it I never saw a single sign for Route 1 once we hit Rice Ave and there was nothing to indicate that to stay on Route 1 North we should join the 101.  So instead we stayed on Rice (as it turned into Santa Clara Ave) until we hit Central Ave and realized we were not at all headed in the right direction.  Maybe we missed a sign, but I never saw anything after the Pleasant Valley interchange.

TheStranger

Quote from: jcroyer80 on August 14, 2014, 12:12:16 PM

Drove through this area on our road trip from LA to San Francisco a few weeks ago.  As someone from the east coast who was just "following route 1" the whole way, I have to say the signage at these interchanges is terrible.   Unless I missed it I never saw a single sign for Route 1 once we hit Rice Ave and there was nothing to indicate that to stay on Route 1 North we should join the 101.  So instead we stayed on Rice (as it turned into Santa Clara Ave) until we hit Central Ave and realized we were not at all headed in the right direction.  Maybe we missed a sign, but I never saw anything after the Pleasant Valley interchange.

I'm not sure if Route 1 has been completely moved off of Oxnard Boulevard yet, even though the through lane setup on the south end of Rice Avenue already has 1 continuing to Rice.

Also, northbound on 101, some (but not all) of the Oxnard Boulevard exit advance signage for Route 1 has greenout on it as of last weekend.

In any case, past Oxnard Boulevard or Rice, Route 1 signage becomes very sporadic (save for the short section that used to be 101 along the beach near Exit 78) until the split in Las Cruces.
Chris Sampang

jcroyer80

Quote from: TheStranger on August 14, 2014, 01:03:39 PM
Quote from: jcroyer80 on August 14, 2014, 12:12:16 PM

Drove through this area on our road trip from LA to San Francisco a few weeks ago.  As someone from the east coast who was just "following route 1" the whole way, I have to say the signage at these interchanges is terrible.   Unless I missed it I never saw a single sign for Route 1 once we hit Rice Ave and there was nothing to indicate that to stay on Route 1 North we should join the 101.  So instead we stayed on Rice (as it turned into Santa Clara Ave) until we hit Central Ave and realized we were not at all headed in the right direction.  Maybe we missed a sign, but I never saw anything after the Pleasant Valley interchange.

I'm not sure if Route 1 has been completely moved off of Oxnard Boulevard yet, even though the through lane setup on the south end of Rice Avenue already has 1 continuing to Rice.

Also, northbound on 101, some (but not all) of the Oxnard Boulevard exit advance signage for Route 1 has greenout on it as of last weekend.

In any case, past Oxnard Boulevard or Rice, Route 1 signage becomes very sporadic (save for the short section that used to be 101 along the beach near Exit 78) until the split in Las Cruces.

It was as if Route 1 through the area didn't exist.  Not being famaliar with the area I would have never known to get off the Pleasant Valley interchange to stay on Route 1 (if it hasn't moved yet) because (as you stated) the through lane set up has 1 continuing onto Rice.  Once on Rice you better know to take the 101 or you'll get the scenic tour.   Not a big deal to us as we weren't in a hurry and were on a road trip anyway.  But for someone trying to simply follow Route 1 it would prove very difficult through there.

mrsman

Historically, the Coast route used to be two separate state highways: CA-1 from north of Santa Barbara to San Francisco and beyond and CA-3 from Oxnard to Dana Point.  Later, CA-3 was designated as Alternate US 101.  Since 1964, the routing from Oxnard to Dana Point became CA-1. 

By the legislative definition, even though they share the same highway number, they are two separate highways.  CA-1 stops at US 101 and then begins again at US 101 a few miles later and then stops again and starts again, etc.

There has never been consistently good signage of CA-1 between Las Cruces and Oxnard.  Technically, US 101 and CA-1 do not multiplex.  Occasionally you will see some BGSes on US 101 in the area with both US 101 and CA-1, but for the most part only US 101 is posted.

You are right that there needs to be some better signage for people along the lines that CA-1 ends use US 101 north for Ventura and Santa Barbara because there are many tourists who would assume that they can ride CA-1 all the way up the coast.  But they don't need to sign CA-1 along the stretch between Oxnard and Las Cruces.

TheStranger

Quote from: mrsman on August 14, 2014, 08:06:34 PM
Historically, the Coast route used to be two separate state highways: CA-1 from north of Santa Barbara to San Francisco and beyond and CA-3 from Oxnard to Dana Point.  Later, CA-3 was designated as Alternate US 101.

Route 3 IIRC only lasted 3 years before becoming US 101A.


Quote from: mrsman on August 14, 2014, 08:06:34 PM
Technically, US 101 and CA-1 do not multiplex.

For that matter, concurrency/multiplex situations are not reflected in legislative definitions at all - thus leaving it to local CalTrans districts to choose whether to be diligent about having them signed, or (more commonly) to have them not acknowledged.

Quote from: mrsman on August 14, 2014, 08:06:34 PM
You are right that there needs to be some better signage for people along the lines that CA-1 ends use US 101 north for Ventura and Santa Barbara because there are many tourists who would assume that they can ride CA-1 all the way up the coast.  But they don't need to sign CA-1 along the stretch between Oxnard and Las Cruces.

I would agree with that (even though the roadgeek side of me would love to see 101/1 consistently signed together).   The tricky part in telling travelers to "take 101 to Las Cruces" from Oxnard is that there IS the one separate section of Route 1 west of Ventura that diverges from 101 (a pre-freeway routing of 101 that got added to today's Route 1 in the early 1980s) for a few miles.

Chris Sampang

mrsman

Quote from: TheStranger on August 14, 2014, 09:55:28 PM
Quote from: mrsman on August 14, 2014, 08:06:34 PM
Historically, the Coast route used to be two separate state highways: CA-1 from north of Santa Barbara to San Francisco and beyond and CA-3 from Oxnard to Dana Point.  Later, CA-3 was designated as Alternate US 101.

Route 3 IIRC only lasted 3 years before becoming US 101A.


If all of the sections of CA-1 were once Alt US 101, then it would really make sense as to see why there is no multiplex.  Is there a need to see both US 101 and Alt US 101 on the same sign?   Of course not. 

Even if the northern sections of CA-1 were not officially part of Alt US 101, the whole of CA-1 from Dana Point to Leggett acts as an Alt 101.  (In pre-interstate era, US 101 extended along I-5 from LA to Mexico.)

So by my count starting from Mexico, you have US 101:  Dana Point SPLIT.  Oxnard JOIN.  Las Cruces SPLIT.  Pismo Beach JOIN.  San Luis Obispo SPLIT.  San Francisco JOIN.  Marin City SPLIT.  Leggett JOIN.  So there are 4 places where CA-1 separates from US 101 between Dana Point and Leggett.  And there are three main sections where the routes are joined:  Oxnard to Las Cruces is the longest section.  Pismo to SLO and SF to Marin are very short sections, and I beleive that those sections are better signed as multiplexes.

Quote from: TheStranger on August 14, 2014, 09:55:28 PM

Quote from: mrsman on August 14, 2014, 08:06:34 PM
Technically, US 101 and CA-1 do not multiplex.

For that matter, concurrency/multiplex situations are not reflected in legislative definitions at all - thus leaving it to local CalTrans districts to choose whether to be diligent about having them signed, or (more commonly) to have them not acknowledged.

Quote from: mrsman on August 14, 2014, 08:06:34 PM
You are right that there needs to be some better signage for people along the lines that CA-1 ends use US 101 north for Ventura and Santa Barbara because there are many tourists who would assume that they can ride CA-1 all the way up the coast.  But they don't need to sign CA-1 along the stretch between Oxnard and Las Cruces.

I would agree with that (even though the roadgeek side of me would love to see 101/1 consistently signed together).   The tricky part in telling travelers to "take 101 to Las Cruces" from Oxnard is that there IS the one separate section of Route 1 west of Ventura that diverges from 101 (a pre-freeway routing of 101 that got added to today's Route 1 in the early 1980s) for a few miles.

Ah, Sea Cliff.  I know that it is now signed as CA-1, but when I was growing up in the 80's it wasn't.  There is no need for this road to be a state highway, it's just a local frontage road, essentially for beach access.  But it is useful as a way around a jam up on a holiday weekend.  There are only small signs from the freeway that indicate that this is a routing for CA-1, there are no BGSes with CA-1 over here.  I would get rid of the CA-1 signage here.

I don't think it's necessary to mention go to Las Cruces to take CA-1 again.  I believe that mentioning Ventura and Santa Barbara are well known to be right on the Coast and north of that point.  The coastal tourist will want to go through those cities and probably has never heard of Las Cruces.

Have one very good sign along Rice and save the necessity of signing the many miles between Rice Ave and Las Cruces.

JustDrive

There's only one sign that tells you to get off at Pleasant Valley Road to stay on CA 1, and that's a roadside sign north of Nauman Road.  And should you stay on Rice and miss the Pleasant Valley exit, there's another sign on NB Rice at a Channel Islands Blvd saying "TO 1 NORTH."   

And ditto on the PCH portion north of Ventura being unnecessary.  It's not signed at all northbound except for a lone shield at the beach side of the subway tunnel at Exit 72.  Southbound has a sign saying "1 WEST (??) PCH" and one lone shield at the foot of the offramp.   There's a "TO 1/101" sign in Seacliff headed northbound, but after that, CA 1 is erased until you pass the Gaviota Tunnel.

And very briefly when the Oxnard Blvd interchange with US 101 was completed, there was a sign on the NB 101 offramp pointing to South 1 and North 1, even though CA 1 isn't defined on Oxnard Blvd north of US 101.  There's a greenout right now, though I suspect with the rerouting of CA 1 onto Rice Avenue, that sign will disappear.

TheStranger

Quote from: mrsman on August 15, 2014, 01:29:35 AM
Quote from: TheStranger on August 14, 2014, 09:55:28 PM
Quote from: mrsman on August 14, 2014, 08:06:34 PM
Historically, the Coast route used to be two separate state highways: CA-1 from north of Santa Barbara to San Francisco and beyond and CA-3 from Oxnard to Dana Point.  Later, CA-3 was designated as Alternate US 101.

Route 3 IIRC only lasted 3 years before becoming US 101A.


If all of the sections of CA-1 were once Alt US 101, then it would really make sense as to see why there is no multiplex.  Is there a need to see both US 101 and Alt US 101 on the same sign?   Of course not. 

To be clear...

Only the section of 1 from Oxnard to Dana Point was 101A.  All of the rest are part of the 1934-present Route 1, though the Presidio routing in SF comes from a few years later (before the tunnel, 1 took surface streets to connect from 19th Avenue to Van Ness Avenue) and in Castroville, portions of Route 156 and Route 183 are the original Route 1.

one other routing that was never part of the original Route 1: the section concurrent with the Route 135 freeway in Orcutt.

Quote from: mrsman on August 15, 2014, 01:29:35 AM



Even if the northern sections of CA-1 were not officially part of Alt US 101, the whole of CA-1 from Dana Point to Leggett acts as an Alt 101.  (In pre-interstate era, US 101 extended along I-5 from LA to Mexico.)

To continue from my previous thought (and I see you basically said the same thing in your post so we're in agreement) -

The extended segment from San Luis Obispo to the Golden Gate Bridge, and from the Golden Gate Bridge north, really serves as an entirely separate coastline corridor from 101.  On the other hand...the portion from Arroyo Grande to Las Cruces easily functions as an alternate (and would be even more such if a signed routing for 227 is ever developed between 1 and Arroyo Grande).


Quote from: mrsman on August 15, 2014, 01:29:35 AM
Ah, Sea Cliff.  I know that it is now signed as CA-1, but when I was growing up in the 80's it wasn't.  There is no need for this road to be a state highway, it's just a local frontage road, essentially for beach access.  But it is useful as a way around a jam up on a holiday weekend.  There are only small signs from the freeway that indicate that this is a routing for CA-1, there are no BGSes with CA-1 over here.  I would get rid of the CA-1 signage here.

If anything, that section of Route 1/former US 101 would make a great short Alternate US 101.

Quote from: mrsman on August 15, 2014, 01:29:35 AM

I don't think it's necessary to mention go to Las Cruces to take CA-1 again.  I believe that mentioning Ventura and Santa Barbara are well known to be right on the Coast and north of that point.  The coastal tourist will want to go through those cities and probably has never heard of Las Cruces.

Have one very good sign along Rice and save the necessity of signing the many miles between Rice Ave and Las Cruces.

IMO that "one sign", if it were created, needs to list the exit number for the Las Cruces split to provide some perspective as to how far one needs to go down 101 north.
Chris Sampang

MarkF

Drove up to Santa Barbara today via CA 1 out of Santa Monica.  Unlike the last time I drove it last year, I didn't see a reference to exit at Pleasant Valley to stay on 1 North.  But there was one at the top of the Pleasant Valley offramp to turn left.  I didn't notice any reference to 1 on Rice.  Southbound 1 is still signed to exit US 101 at Oxnard Blvd.

By the way, CA 192 was a nice, empty alternative to a jammed 101 between east Santa Barbara and CA 150.


sdmichael

I went through the area on US 101 both directions and found no current reference to State 1. It was rather annoying to see. I understand if the route was relinquished to remove it from the signage, but to remove signage even to get to the continuation is a bad move. Caltrans/Ventura County should upgrade Rice Ave to State standards and get on with it. Otherwise, there is no clear signed route to get to State 1 south of Oxnard. At least northbound you will find your way to US 101.

JustDrive

Does this mean that SR 232 will end at the 101 now?  The NB 101 off ramp at Vineyard Avenue used to have SR 232 point in both directions, but as of last weekend, 232 only points towards Saticoy (though there is a lone 232 shield where Vineyard crosses the train tracks).

JustDrive

So I was driving on the 101 south from Santa Barbara and the CA 1 shield on the SB BGS at the 126 split has been scraped off.  Apparently, the relinquishment of CA 1 in Oxnard is tantamount to the decommissioning of the route.



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