Motorists beware: New traffic light in South Lake Tahoe goes live Tuesday

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The new traffic signals at the intersection of Lodi Avenue and Highway 50 (Lake Tahoe Blvd.) will be activated on Tuesday, October 23. Caltrans is wrapping up year two of a $56 million water-quality and roadway improvement project from the Y to the Trout Creek Bridge, and the new light will allow motorists to utilize synchronized traffic lights the complete distance upon completion.

The new light is replacing stop signs on both sides of Lodi Avenue and what was uncontrolled access on Highway 50.

This work is part of the second year of constructing a $56 million water-quality and roadway improvement project that started last spring. New drainage systems are being added throughout the two-mile stretch of highway to collect and treat stormwater runoff before it enters Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River.

This project, part of the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, also is reconstructing curbs, gutters and sidewalks on both sides of Highway 50, repaving the roadway and increasing the shoulder width to make it safer for bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists.

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