Highway 50 to be closed in both directions in El Dorado Hills

Visitors in South Lake Tahoe this weekend should plan on staying in town longer Sunday so they aren't affected by major road work in El Dorado Hills. Travelers headed to the South Shore will need to be prepared as well. Early morning closures of Highway 50 will affect both lanes of traffic between South Lake Tahoe and Sacramento.

The Transportation Division of El Dorado County’s Community Development Agency announced today they will implement full closures of both directions of U.S. 50 between El Dorado Hills Boulevard and Bass Lake Road, as well as closures of the Latrobe Road on-ramp to eastbound U.S. Highway 50, the Bass Lake Road on-ramp to westbound U.S. Highway 50, and White Rock Road between Valley View Parkway and Entrada Circle.

Closures are as follows:

Eastbound Closures on Sunday Morning, May 3rd

Eastbound lanes from Latrobe Road to Bass Lake Road will be closed from 6:00 am to 8:00 am.
Eastbound on-ramp at El Dorado Hills Boulevard / Latrobe Road will be closed from 4:30 am to 8:00 am.

Westbound Closures on Sunday Morning, May 3rd

Westbound lanes from Bass Lake Road to El Dorado Hills Boulevard / Latrobe Road will be closed from 6:00 am to 8:00 am.

Westbound on-ramp at Bass Lake Road will be closed from 4:30 am to 8:00 am.

These closures are necessary to facilitate blasting operations on the north side of U.S. Highway 50 for the County’s Silva Valley Interchange Project. While the closures are in place, both directions of U.S. Highway 50 traffic will be detoured around the closures via El Dorado Hills Boulevard, Serrano Parkway and Bass Lake Road. Motorists are encouraged to take other alternate routes around the area that also bypass the closures. Portable changeable message signs will be placed around the work zone to keep motorists updated on any changes to the timing of the closures.