Numerous road closures will be in effect Tuesday, May 16, 2017 for the Amgen Tour of California.
The California Highway Patrol will oversee rolling closures on highways 166, 227 and 1. While the cyclists will not be racing along Highway 101, several on- and off-ramps will be closed while cyclists race along adjacent roads. Caltrans has posted electronic message boards in the affected areas.
For the start of the race in Pismo Beach, Dolliver/Highway 1 will be closed for approximately 20 minutes. Other closures include:
- 200 block of Pomeroy and 600-700 blocks of Cypress (closed as of 2:00 a.m. until after start of race)
- 100 block of Pomeroy and pier parking lot (closed as of 2:00 a.m. until race officials remove all equipment from the area)
In Arroyo Grande, closures include:
- Valley Road from Los Berros Road to Fair Oaks Avenue
- Fair Oaks Avenue from Valley Road to Traffic Way
- Traffic Way from Fair Oaks Avenue to Branch Street
- Branch Street from Traffic Way to Corbett Canyon (no parking on Branch Street from 11:00 a.m. until conclusion of event)
- Corbett Canyon from Branch Street to Gularte Road
In San Luis Obispo, the same downtown streets that are closed for the weekly Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market will be closed between 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Other rolling closures will take place along Vachell Lane, South Higuera, Higuera, Chorro, Foothill, and O’Connor Way. To offset the closures, free rides will be offered all day on city buses and the trolley, which will run its loop from 1:30 to 7:00 p.m.
At Cuesta College, where spring semester finals will be taking place, students, staff, and visitors are encouraged to arrive on campus no later than 2:45 p.m. to avoid road closures, which are expected to last for approximately 45 minutes. Those closures include:
- O’Connor Way
- Colusa Avenue
- Hollister Road
- Campus entrance points at Highway 1 and Hollister Road and at O’Connor Way
An area to view the race will be available in Parking Lot 1 next to Hollister Road.
The finish line is on Harbor Street at Napa Avenue in Morro Bay. There will be rolling closures on the following streets:
- Highway 1 to South Bay Boulevard
- South Bay Boulevard to State Park Road
- State Park Road to Main Street
- Main Street to Marina Street
- Marina Street to Embarcadero
- Embarcadero to Harbor Street
No parking will be allowed on these streets from 10:00 a.m. until after the race.
