A section of State Route 246 on the Central Coast is getting a $1.3 million facelift

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A section of State Route 246 is being beautified
Caltrans

Improvements to the half-mile section of Highway 246 – the Chumash Museum Highway near Santa Ynez - will start this week.

Artistic fencing is being installed, along with native plant landscaping, an upgraded irrigation system using recycled water, decorative crosswalks and better directional signage.

The beautification project is part of a wider Clean California initiative to remove trash, create jobs and transform public spaces, explained Colin Jones from Caltrans.

Caltrans and its partners will break ground on the new Chumash Museum Highway Beautification project on Thursday.

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