Traffic update santa cruz

All Traffic Alerts Provided by Caltrans. Click the icons on the map to see info. Q How often is the map updated? A The traffic flow is updated at loadtime and upon movement outside the initial map view, or upon refresh of the page. Information shown is as only reliable as how it is reported to us. A Municipal traffic monitors or GPS trackers may not be available, could be offline, or reports and alerts are not syndicated to media outside of the area to use on the map.

This is especially true for rural areas. You are encouraged to leave a road conditions report to help others. A We attempt to display alerts as specific to the area as possible, however in some cases the data we receive will only allow us to provide it by county or even statewide.

A We are not an official source of traffic or real-time data. We have contracts and licenses to display certain up-to-date information that comes direct from some DOTs in various states, and the traffic flow on the maps is provided by Google or MapQuest. However, the data shown here should only be used for light informational and reference purposes and not to make critical decisions.

Your safest option on the web is to use your state-run traffic website, or to call the DOT traffic line for your state, local authorities, or the state's number if available. Santa Cruz Traffic Alerts. North 0. Full Report. Santa Cruz, CA Weather. Layers are shown by icon images on the map. Clicking on an icon displays details in a pop-up window. The Cruz map is modeled on Caltrans Quickmap. Like Quickmap, it can be used for viewing travel conditions on highways and major streets and roads throughout the state of California.

If you would like to compare conditions presented on a variety of maps, here are some other options:. Indicated by color-coded lines overlaying the roadway, traffic speed data is provided by using the Google Maps Traffic Layer. This enables Cruz to provide speed data beyond what is available using just Caltrans data. Google uses Caltrans data as well as other sources of data, such as Automated Vehicle Location AVL from private companies, as well as cellular phone data.

The colors represent speeds. Green means there is a normal speed of traffic with no traffic delays. Red means there are traffic delays. The more red the roads become, the slower the speed of traffic. Caltrans construction and maintenance activity that results in lane and full-road closures are shown by activating the Lane Closures layer. The Cruz map only shows the active lane closures. Lane Closure data files are updated every 5 minutes. Roadway incidents are presented using the publicly available California Highway Patrol incident feed combined with Caltrans highway information messages.

The roadway incident layer is updated every 1 minute. CHP incidents are indicated by yellow or red markers to differentiate the severity of the incident. CHP incidents that involve closed lanes or result in a full closure are indicated by red markers.