Lake Tahoe area roadwork for August 20 - 26

The following is the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) roadwork schedule for the Lake Tahoe area.

EMERGENCY PROJECT

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.

SPECIAL EVENT

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) at the Sugar Pine State Park entrance: Motorists can expect intermittent traffic control Saturday during the Lake Tahoe Triathlon.

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 to the bridge, widen the structure to allow for 8-foot shoulders and 6-foot sidewalks, and also make roadway improvements to State Route 49 on either side of the bridge. Completion is expected in fall 2018. August 20-25 - State Route 49 (El Dorado County) at the South Fork American River Bridge: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 11:30 p.m. Sunday to 7 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday for 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. August 21-25 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Dunlap Drive to Winnemucca Avenue: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect #2 lane closed around the clock from 12:01 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Friday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work. Lane shifts will maintain two open lanes in each direction from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work has concluded a $62.2 million project from Tahoma to Tahoe City that upgraded storm water drainage and treatment systems, built new curbs and gutters, resurfaced the roadway, added new left-turn pockets and increased the shoulder width on an eight-mile stretch of the highway.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues 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: www.fannybridge.org. August 20-25 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Fairway Drive to Tahoe Tavern Road: Motorists can expect shoulder closures around the clock as work continues behind k-rail for grading and rock wall work.

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Bear/Brook Street to Fox Street in Kings Beach: Motorists can expect shoulder closures from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for landscaping work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Placerville Drive/Forni Road to Missouri Flat Road: Westbound motorists can expect the #3 lane closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday through Friday for drain cleaning.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Fairway Drive to Takela Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe: Motorists can expect a lane shift to use the two-way left turn as a through lane and left turns restricted from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) at the Truckee River Bridge between Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 10 p.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday for bridge work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Eagle Point Campground to Bayview Campground/Vista Point: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for core drilling.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) at the sidehill viaduct at Emerald Bay: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday for bridge work.