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Heavy congestion pressures idyllic Santa Cruz, Calif., to widen freeway.

Byline: Ken McLaughlin

Jul. 21--Santa Cruz considers itself heaven on earth, but many residents say that holding on to that notion is turning it into a high-stress hell.

Known worldwide for its waves and laid-back ways, Santa Cruz has become so notorious for its traffic that the county is nudging the Top 10 list of the most stressful mid-size places to live in America.

The main source of the problem: gridlock on Highway 1 for hours every day.

One solution: Widen the northern stretch of the freeway to six lanes.

But many Santa Cruz residents believe that paradise cannot include six-lane thoroughfares -- they belong on the "other side of the hill."

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