Lake Tahoe area roadwork October 23 - 29

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues 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-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected in summer 2017.
October 24-28 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Oak Street to Cherry Street and from St. Michael’s Court to Sugar Pine Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to noon Friday for pavement grinding and curb and gutter work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $13 million water quality improvement project from Cascade Road to the Eagle Falls Viaduct over Emerald Bay. The project is constructing new drainage facilities to treat stormwater runoff and repaving a four-mile section of the highway. Completion is expected in later this fall.
October 24-28 - State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Cascade Road to Upper Emerald Bay Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday for shoulder work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $25 million project from the "Y" junction with U.S. Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe to Cascade Road, north of Camp Richardson. Curb, gutter and sidewalks are being built in the 1.1-mile four-lane section, and the highway will be widened in the two-lane section to Visitor Center Road to provide 4-foot paved shoulders on each side. Drainage systems are also being built and the roadway is being resurfaced. Completion is expected later this fall. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled on the highway.

State Route 28 (Placer County): Work continues on Placer County’s $50 million Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project from State Route 267 to Chipmunk Street. Highway work includes installing curb and gutter, sidewalks, roundabouts, lighting and drainage systems to enhance pedestrian and bicycle mobility, improve safety and provide water-quality improvements. Completion is expected this fall.
October 24-28 - State Route 28 (Placer County) from Beach Avenue to Deer Street and from Fox Street to Beaver Street: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday for utility work.

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Strawberry Lodge Drive to Johnson Pass Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday for pavement striping.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at the Upper Truckee River Bridge in Meyers: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday for bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from the Echo Summit Bridge to Cinugu Street in Meyers: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday for pavement repair work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Red Hawk: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday for bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from 5 Mile Road/Paul Bunyan Road to 8 Mile Road/Cedar Grove: Eastbound motorists can expect left-turn pockets closed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends during Apple Hill season for safety reasons.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Sly Park Road to Carson Road: Westbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed at various locations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for tree work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Oak Street to Cherry Street: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday for pavement work.

State Route 267 (Placer County) from the junction with Interstate 80 in Truckee to Commonwealth/Kingswood Drive in Kings Beach: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for snow pole installations.

State Route 267 (Placer County) from Carnelian Bay Avenue to the junction with State Route 28 in Kings Beach: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Friday for recessed pavement striping.

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 800-427-7623 (ROAD) or visit the Caltrans website at: www.dot.ca.gov