Lighthouse Ave. tunnel closure Thursday night for repairs

The Lighthouse Ave. tunnel in Monterey will be closed in one direction overnight due to maintenance repairs, according city officials.

Traffic traveling toward Pacific Grove will be detoured around the tunnel starting at 10 p.m. Thursday until 6 a.m. Friday, crews said.

Posted signs will divert traffic to Del Monte Avenue, onto Pacific Street and through the Lighthouse curve to Pacific Grove, the city said.

Crews said a contractor will replace 140 lights which is a major repair for lighting inside the tunnel.

“There’s no safety issue. There’s nothing wrong currently but the manufacturer would like us to replace the inside of the lights. It’s a preventive safety issue and it’s just good constructive maintenance,” said Chip Rerig with the City of Monterey.

Seven trucks will be deployed to the tunnel to do the work, the city said.