https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/26/big-forest-thinning-project-begins-along-highway-17-to-reduce-wildfire-risk/

Hoping to reduce the chances of a catastrophic wildfire in one of the Bay Area’s high-risk areas, state fire officials on Monday began work on a $9 million project to thin brush, dead trees and other vegetation along Highway 17 from Los Gatos to Summit Road on the Santa Cruz County line.

The project is expected to take up to four months and affect nearly seven miles of the winding mountain roadway linking Silicon Valley and the coast. Crews will work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until the end of 2019, but not at night, when tree trimming is more dangerous, or on weekends.