REVISED DUE TO RAIN: Road Closure at Civic Center Dr/Manuel T. Freitas Parkway from February 26-June 2026

Closure Date Revised Due to Rain: Caltrans is scheduled to close the intersection of Civic Center Drive/Redwood Highway on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 as part of the Manuel T. Freitas Roundabout Project in San Rafael. The closure will be in place 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The closure is needed to facilitate preliminary utility relocation work. Following that work, Stage 3 construction will begin and last until about June 2026.

For the overall project, Caltrans is working to relocate the bus stop at the northbound Freitas Parkway off-ramp to make it safer and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible. Caltrans is proposing to improve the intersection of Freitas Parkway, Civic Center Drive, and Old Redwood Highway by installing a roundabout. This change will improve traffic flow and make this busy intersection/off-ramp safer for vehicles and pedestrians.

For more about the project, see https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-projects/d4-roundabout-project-us101-san-rafael

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Please click on image to view it larger; see below for detour information found in the colored boxes:

Detour from Northbound US-101 to Civic Center Drive/Scettrini Drive (green)

• Take the Northbound US-101 off-ramp to Freitas Parkway
• Drive westbound on Freitas Parkway
• Drive southbound on Northgate Drive
• Go eastbound on Las Gallinas Avenue
• Drive eastbound on Merrydale Road to get to Civic Center Drive/Scettrini Drive

Detour from Northbound US-101 to Redwood Highway (orange)

• Take Northbound US-101 and take the off-ramp to Smith Ranch Road
• Drive eastbound on Smith Ranch Road
• Drive southbound on Redwood Highway

Detour from Civic Center Drive/Scettrini Drive to Freitas Parkway/US-101 (pink)

• Drive northbound on Civic Center Drive and then westbound on Scettrini Drive
• Drive westbound on Merrydale Drive
• Drive northbound on Las Gallinas Avenue
• Drive northbound on Del Presidio Boulevard
• Take Manuel T. Freitas Parkway
• Take the northbound or southbound US-101 on-ramp from Manuel T. Freitas Parkway to get onto US-101

Detour from Southbound Redwood Highway to Southbound US-101 (blue)

• Drive southbound on Redwood Highway
• Drive Northbound US-101 on-ramp from Redwood Highway
• Take Northbound US-101
• Take the Northbound US-101 off-ramp to Lucas Valley Road
• Go westbound on Lucas Valley Road
• Take Southbound US-101 on-ramp from Lucas Valley Road
• Take Southbound US-101