Lake Tahoe area roadwork September 23-29

The following is a list of the Caltrans roadwork projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County for the week of September 23 - 29, 2018.

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $57 million project from the “Y” intersection at 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 curbs, gutters and sidewalks, widening the highway to allow for bike lanes and resurfacing the roadway. Completion is expected in fall 2019. September 23-28- U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from the Upper Truckee River Bridge to Silver Dollar Avenue: The westbound lanes will be closed around the clock from midnight Sunday to 11 a.m. Friday for grinding and paving work. Traffic will be shifted to the eastbound lanes, with one lane open in each direction.

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. Completion is expected in 2019. For more information, visit: www.fannybridge.org September 24-28 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Twin Crags Drive to Granlibakken Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 10 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday and 5 p.m. to noon Monday through Friday for utility work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $3.6 million multi-use path project that will connect the existing path that ends at Sugar Pine Point State Park to Meeks Bay Resort. Completion is expected this fall. September 24-27 - State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Meeks Bay Resort to Sugar Pine State Park: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday for shoulder work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $7.1 million project to resurface more than 10 miles of Highway 50 from the Sawmill Undercrossing in Cedar Grove to the South Fork American River Bridge at Riverton in El Dorado County, due to funds from Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. September 24-28 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Cedar Grove and Riverton: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect lane and on- and off-ramp closures at various locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday for striping work.

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from the Amador County line to Diana Street in Placerville: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for tree work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Lilyama Road to Saint Florian Court in Cool: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for tree work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Bayview Campground to Vikingsholm Vista Point: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control and intermittent traffic holds from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday for tree work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Olympic Drive South to Sequoia Avenue North: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday for tree work

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Alpine Meadows Road to the Truckee River Bridge: Motorists can expect lane restrictions from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for utility work.

The Caltrans District Traffic Management Branch has reviewed each project and determined that individual project delays are expected to be less than the statewide policy maximum of 30 minutes, unless noted otherwise above. Lanes are numbered from the center divide (#1) to the shoulder (#2, 3, 4, etc.).

Unexpected schedule changes may occur. For current information on roadwork, delays, road conditions and emergency closures, call the voice-activated Caltrans Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-427-7623 (ROAD) or visit Caltrans’ “QuickMap” website at: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/