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Summertime Is Street Work Time in Santa Barbara

Roadwork is popping up all over the city, leaving drivers frazzled but promising smooth streets.

Summertime Is Street Work Time in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbarans may need to add a few minutes to their drive if their destination is anywhere in town, as street detours are popping up everywhere unexpectedly.

Work on Santa Barbara Street has left a silky-smooth surface, for example, but this Wednesday morning, a line of cones appeared in the middle of some intersections. Standing downwind made it clear there were sewer lines down there.

Jim Dewey, who manages street operations and infrastructure for the city, explained the sewer holes were an example of the need to bring water valves and manhole covers up to the level of a newly laid street.

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