Santa Maria

Santa Maria, an agricultural hub along California’s Central Coast, sees frequent accidents on CA-101. These incidents can delay local commuters and impact travel through this vital farming region.

Located in Santa Barbara County, Santa Maria is a city of just over 103,000 residents located approximately 100 miles from Los Angeles. Santa Maria is most-known for its barbecue and wine, with a number of vineyards and wineries throughout town. Sunset Magazine named the city as ‘The West’s Best BBQ.’ Santa Maria is located near the Pacific Ocean, giving the city a coastal climate of amazing summers and winters. In lower parts of the city snow is very uncommon. In fact, the last snowfall in the area was in 1949, more than 60 years’ ago.