Phase Three of the Upper De La Vina Street Project Begins Monday, June 1st

After completing the watermain replacement in Fall 2025, the Upper De La Vina Project shifts into phase three on Monday, June 1st, with construction of pedestrian safety intersection improvements along De La Vina Street between Micheltorena Street and Constance Avenue and at the intersection of Junipero Street and Alamar Avenue.

Project Benefits: This Project is critical to traffic safety for all road users, with a specific focus on our roads' most vulnerable users - pedestrians and cyclists. De La Vina Street is a high priority corridor for collision reduction as part of the City Council adopted Vision Zero Strategy for eliminating serious and fatal injuries caused by traffic collisions. De La Vina Street was identified due to the frequency of pedestrian involved collisions. As a corridor, De La Vina Street ranks number two for the most bike and pedestrian collisions (combined) in the City, which is why these safety enhancements are being implemented, including curb extensions, high-visibility crosswalks, and streetlights.

What to Expect: Throughout the duration of phase three, construction will take place Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Streets impacted will remain open to traffic with temporary delays and parking restrictions. Completion is anticipated in spring 2027.

The final phase of work will be street paving, which is expected to occur in spring 2027. Notices will be delivered to nearby residents ahead of the paving.

Please see the map below of where work will take place.

Photo caption: Example of what the pedestrian safety improvements will look like with curb extensions, high visibility crossings, and streetlights.

For more information, please visit the Project website: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/UpperDLV