Caltrans will fine contractor for today’s delays on Highway 1

Rush-hour traffic on Highway 1 was tied up today by a Caltrans project in El Granada. Coastsiders tell me it took them more than an hour to get through the contruction zone.

The construction was supposed to be completed by 6am, but continued until 9. According to Bob Haus at Caltrans, the contractor O’Grady Paving was delayed by an equipment failure caused by today’s unseasonable rain.  Haus told me that the contract for the work includes a provision for fines for every 10 minutes completion is delayed past the scheduled time.

The work is part of a resurfacing project that spans from Half Moon Bay to Pacifica, which is scheduled to be completed August 31.