Lake Tahoe area roadwork May 21-27

EMERGENCY PROJECTS

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Bull Creek Road to Alder Creek Road near White Hall: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Silver Fork Road in Kyburz: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from Goose Meadows Campground to West River Street from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday for tree removal work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County): Motorists can expect signalized one-way traffic control about 1 mile north of the junction with State Route 49 in Placerville around the clock for slope repair work.

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

State Route 49 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $22 million project to replace the South Fork American River Bridge in Coloma-Lotus. This project will make seismic improvements, widen the bridge to allow for 8-foot shoulders and sidewalks, and also make roadway improvements to State Route 49 on either side of the bridge. Completion is expected in fall 2018. May 22-26 - State Route 49 (El Dorado County) just north of the South Fork American River Bridge: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday for water line relocation and bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $57 million project from the “Y” intersection with State Route 89 to the Trout Creek Bridge in South Lake Tahoe. This project is building new drainage systems to collect and treat stormwater runoff, rebuilding curb, gutter and sidewalks, widening the highway to allow for bike lanes and resurfacing the roadway. Completion is expected in fall 2019. May 22-26- U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Dunlap Drive to Tahoe Keys Boulevard: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Friday for drainage and electrical work.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work has resumed on a $70.1 million project from Tahoma to just north of Granlibakken Road in Tahoe City that is upgrading storm water drainage and treatment systems, adding curb and gutter, resurfacing and realigning the road, adding new left-turn pockets and widening shoulders on an 8.5-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected by the end of July. May 21-26 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Tallac Street to Sugar Pine Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday for pavement repair work. Motorists also can expect one-way traffic control from Town and County Drive to Tamarack Lane from 10 p.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Monday, 6 p.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 p.m. Thursday to 11 a.m. Friday for pavement grinding.
State Route 89 (Placer County): Work has resumed on a $35 million project in Tahoe City to build a new Truckee River bridge east of the Caltrans Maintenance Yard with roundabouts on either end of the realignment, replace the existing Truckee River (Fanny) Bridge, construct a roundabout at the “Wye” intersection and make complete street enhancements to the portion of State Route 89/West Lake Boulevard that will become a local road after project completion, which is expected in 2018. For more information on this project, visit: http://www.tahoetransportation.org/fanny-new-1
No traffic-interfering work is scheduled on the highway.

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Lake Forest Road to Speed Boat Avenue: Motorists can expect intermittent full highway closures at various locations from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for environmental sampling.

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Dollar Creek to Robert Avenue: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday for utility work.
State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Skyline/Coon Hollow Road to Chamberlain Street in Placerville: Motorists can expect a full highway closure with detour from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday for utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Rufus Allen Boulevard to Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe: Westbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Wilson Avenue to Tahoe Tavern Road and from Silver Creek Campground to West River Street: Motorists can expect intermittent full highway closures at various locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for environmental sampling.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Sierra Drive to Rubicon Drive: Motorists can expect intermittent full highway closures at various locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for environmental sampling.