US50 over Echo Summit may close up to 14 days this September

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Highway 50 over Echo Summit may close up to 14 days this September to allow the Caltrans contractor to install new girders and demolition work on the existing bridge structure.

There will be two meetings to inform the public of the potential closure and detour (see attached map). Local residents and businesses will be issued passes to use Johnson Pass Road as a detour during the closure, which if in place would be toward the end of the month. More information on that will be provided at the meetings and not before.

The $14.1 million Highway 50 Echo Summit Sidehill Viaduct project is replacing the existing bridge, which was built in 1939, with a structure that meets current seismic and safety standards. Construction started in May and will be completed either this fall or next spring.

The two scheduled meetings will be in Meyers and Placerville:

· Town Hall, 549 Main Street, Placerville: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

· California Conservation Corps Tahoe Center, 1949 Apache Ave, Meyers: Thursday, Sept. 5, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

This project includes $5.2 million in funding from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was signed into law on April 28, 2017. This legislative package invests $54 billion over the next decade to fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California and puts more dollars toward transit and safety. For more information on SB 1, visit http://rebuildingca.ca.gov.

Weather or other unexpected events may delay or prolong the work. For more information on the project, visit Way2.Tahoe.com on Twitter @way2Tahoe or on Facebook/Way2Tahoe.