Lake Tahoe area roadwork for November 19-25

The following is California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) roadwork projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County.

Note: Most traffic-interfering work will be limited from 6 a.m. Wednesday, November 22 through Sunday, November 26 because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled on the highway. U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work is in winter suspension 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. Work will resume in spring 2018 and completion is expected in fall 2019.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work is underway to winterize the $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. Work will resume in spring 2018. For more information, visit: www.fannybridge.org

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Cambridge Road to Cameron Park Drive: Eastbound and westbound motorists can intermittent highway closures at various locations from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday for overhead utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Placerville Drive/Forni Road: Westbound motorists can expect the #1 on-ramp lane closed from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday and Tuesday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Carson Road to Ridgeway Drive: Westbound motorists can expect the #1 lane closed from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday for drain cleaning work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Audrian Way to Phillips: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for tree removal 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/