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Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 23 - 29
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/22/2017 - 8:54pm
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be working on the following road projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin between July 23-July 29, 2017.
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
State Route 193 (El Dorado County): Motorists can expect a full closure of the highway from the junction with State Route 49 in Placerville to Chili Bar from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Monday through Friday for roadwork repairs. More information: http://bit.ly/2to2pbb
Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 16 - 22
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/15/2017 - 6:06pm
The following is a list of Caltrans projects at Lake Tahoe for the week.
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
State Route 193 (El Dorado County): Motorists can expect signalized one-way traffic control about 1 mile north of the junction with State Route 49 in Placerville around the clock for slope repair work.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 9 - 15
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/09/2017 - 12:35am
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
State Route 193 (El Dorado County): Motorists can expect signalized one-way traffic control about 1 mile north of the junction with State Route 49 in Placerville around the clock for slope repair work.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 2-8
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/02/2017 - 2:09pm
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Forest Road/Fresh Pond to Mill Run: Westbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thurday and 6 a.m. to noon Friday for slope clearing work.
State Route 193 (El Dorado County): Motorists can expect signalized one-way traffic control about 1 mile north of the junction with State Route 49 in Placerville around the clock for slope repair work.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork June 25 - July 1
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 12:47pm
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from South Upper Truckee Road to Luther Pass: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for dead tree removal work.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork June 18-24
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/17/2017 - 4:53pm
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Alder Creek Road: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to noon Friday for mudslide removal work.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork June 12-17
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/12/2017 - 2:51pm
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Bliss Memorial State Park to Rubicon Glen Drive: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday for dead tree removal work.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork June 4 - 10
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/03/2017 - 5:53pm
SPECIAL EVENT
Motorists can expect northbound State Route 89 to be closed at Spring Creek Road from 6:30-8:30 a.m. on Sunday for “America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride.”
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Peavine Ridge Road to Hazel Valley Road: Westbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for drainage work.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork May 28-June 3
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/27/2017 - 6:07pm
The following is the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) roadwork schedule for the week. Most work resumes on Wednesday after the holiday weekend but some work starts on Tuesday, check the schedule below.
EMERGENCY PROJECT
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork May 21-27
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/19/2017 - 6:28pm
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Bull Creek Road to Alder Creek Road near White Hall: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork May 14-20
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/13/2017 - 5:58pm
The following is a list of roadwork projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin, both on the North and South Shore.
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Bull Creek Road to Alder Creek Road near White Hall: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.
Cone Zone: Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County roadwork schedule May 7-13
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/05/2017 - 8:49pm
SPECIAL EVENT
The AMGEN Tour of California Breakaway from Heart Disease women’s professional cycling race returns to Lake Tahoe on Thursday, May 11 and Friday, May 12. Stage 1 is scheduled from 10:40 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and Stage 2 from 10:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Motorists can expect delays at intersections as the 120 cyclists ride through. For more information, visit http://amgentourofcalifornia.com/home
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
Caltrans roadwork projects in Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County for the week
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/22/2017 - 12:40pm
EMERGENCY PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls due to slope damage.
State Route 89 (Placer County/El Dorado County): Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from the Tahoe City “Wye” to Alpine Meadows Road from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and from Valley View Drive to General Creek State Park from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for dead tree removal.
Creating transportation infrastructure key to getting locals, commuter and visitors out of cars
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/20/2017 - 9:41pm
Lake Tahoe must improve its internal transportation systems before they can expect visitors to the region to get out of their cars and use different, and better, ways of getting around. That was the message during last week's Tahoe Talks presentation by Lake Tahoe transportation partners, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) and El Dorado County.
Guest Columnist: Let’s keep Tahoe’s progress going
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/19/2017 - 5:20pm
Twenty-five years ago, I finished my graduate work in Oregon and moved to Northern Nevada for a planning position at TRPA. Having spent a large part of my youth hiking and camping at Tahoe and in the Sierra, the move felt like coming home.
Caltrans wraps up 2016 roadwork season in Lake Tahoe, prepares for major projects in 2017
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/23/2016 - 7:45pm
Approximately $158 million was spent on Lake Tahoe water quality improvement projects around Lake Tahoe in 2016, and Caltrans is not done.
In 2017 two major projects will get underway, one on each end of the lake.
During the busy 2016 season, Caltrans and its contractors completed work on two projects on State Highway 89 and made significant progress on a third.
What happened in 2016:
Loop Road public meeting poorly attended; Proposed debate at event nixed
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/04/2016 - 11:55am
In an effort to clear up misinformation about the proposed US50 Community
Revitalization/Loop Road Project, the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce (TahoeChamber) hosted a public meeting Thursday evening at the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. With the amount of negative public comments and voiced skepticism during past meetings, Measure T, and in social media, a larger group was expected than the 35 people who attended (and many of those were Tahoe Transportation and Tahoe Chamber staff).
TTD provides plan for Loop Road project in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/13/2016 - 6:32pm
The Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) Board today unanimously approved a set of principles to clarify and guide the final design and implementation of the US Highway 50 South Shore Community Revitalization Project, also known as the Loop Road Project.
This plan that will answer some community member's concerns about the project by addressing right-of-way, housing, road construction, assistance and support for affected businesses, and continued community involvement.
Construction work resumes on Tahoe Basin highways
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/15/2016 - 5:54pm
The 2016 construction season in the Tahoe Basin will get under way next week with work resuming on a multi-year State Highway 89 project, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today.
The $70.1 million water-quality improvement project is building new drainage facilities to collect and treat stormwater runoff, adding curbs and gutters, widening the highway and repaving an eight-mile section of Highway 89 between Tahoma and Tahoe City. Work this season will focus on the remaining four miles of the project between Eagle Rock and Granlibakken Road.
Opinion: Future of South Shore’s revitalization on the line
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/09/2016 - 1:15pm
The South Shore of Lake Tahoe is divided by lines. These state, county, and city lines work well on a map, but they do not define the day-to-day reality of the people who live and work in this community. In the last decade we have seen definitive projects reshape South Shore – Heavenly Village, Lakeview Commons, Harrison Avenue Streetscape. We have seen new bike trails and the opening of a bi-state park.
Hwy 89 road construction by Fanny Bridge may cause delays
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/08/2016 - 8:48pm
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be performing grinding and paving work on sections of State Highway 89 in the Tahoe City area the next three days.
The work will take place from Blackwood Creek Road to and including the Truckee River (“Fanny”) Bridge in Tahoe City. It’s scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 9-11 and will require one-way traffic control.
Opinion: Progress continuing at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/23/2015 - 7:42pm
People at Lake Tahoe are working together like never before to restore our environment, revitalize our economy, and improve our communities. We saw significant progress all around the lake this year. And our progress is sustainable with continued partnership and collaboration, so critical to tackle the many challenges and important decisions on our horizon.
Meeting the transportation challenges of tomorrow
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/18/2015 - 4:24pm
This past summer was Lake Tahoe’s busiest tourist season in recent memory. With the economy rebounding and major population growth projected for nearby metropolitan areas, this summer is also a harbinger of change. We must be prepared to meet the challenges of increased visitation in the future.
Tahoe awarded millions for new bike and pedestrian projects
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/23/2015 - 7:42am
The California Transportation Commission announced this week that it will award nearly $9 million in Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant funding to help complete three major bike and pedestrian projects in the City of South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe City.
Members of the Lake Tahoe Bikeway Partnership applied for the grants. The partnership formed several years ago to secure funding for critical trail segments to improve bicyclist and pedestrian safety and complete the Lake Tahoe Bikeway, a comprehensive multi-use trail network for the Lake Tahoe Region.
Money secured for Hwy 89 improvement projects at Meeks Bay and Tahoe City
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/21/2015 - 7:11pm
There will soon be a new Fanny Bridge in Tahoe City now that the Tahoe Transportation District has secured all of the $33 million needed to complete the State Route 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project and Meeks Bay Trail Project.
Tahoe Transportation District appoints Russell Nygaard as Transportation Capital Program Manager
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/17/2015 - 6:58pm
The Tahoe Transportation District recently appointed Russ Nygaard as transportation capital program manager to oversee the planning, design and execution of the agency's capital projects.
With 26 years engineering experience in transportation and bridge projects, Nygaard will perform project management duties and assist with funding procurement and budget maintenance while ensuring all federal requirements are met and executed on schedule.
Lake Tahoe road work schedule for August 16 - 22
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/16/2015 - 9:40am
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $70.1 million project from Tahoma to the "Y" junction with State Route 28 in Tahoe City on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore that will upgrade storm water drainage and treatment systems, add curb and gutter, resurface and realign the road, add new left-turn pockets and widen shoulders on a 9-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected in fall 2016.
Fanny Bridge project earns TRPA approval
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/30/2015 - 9:24pm
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Wednesday unanimously approved the Tahoe Transportation District’s State Route 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project to realign State Route 89 through Tahoe City.
The project realigns State Route 89 to route through traffic over roundabouts and a new two-lane bridge across the Truckee River to reduce transportation conflicts among drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians at the congested pinch point at the Tahoe City “Wye.”
Fish removed from Lake Tahoe due to low oxygen levels
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 6:29pmAt least 30 fish have been removed from in the area of Lake Tahoe beneath Fanny Bridge as the California Department of Fish and Wildlife combats low oxygen levels caused by the drought.
Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Kirsten Macintyre tells the Truckee Sierra Sun that 26 brown trout and four rainbow trout were caught below the bridge and relocated to a marina about six miles south. Recent readings showed low dissolved oxygen levels in the stagnant water below the bridge, so while there are fish remaining, the lower population should help.
News on the proposed State Route 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/25/2015 - 8:44pm
The public is invited to a series of public hearings on the proposed State Route 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project. The completed design is expected in September with construction expected to start in May, 2016.
The final environment impact report, environmental impact statement, and environmental assessment (EIR/EIS/EA) documents are now available. They can be viewed on line or at the following hearings:
Transportation is Key in Restoring Lake Tahoe, Revitalizing Communities
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/19/2015 - 10:22pm
There’s a lot to be learned by studying others’ successes. At the Tahoe Talks Brown Bag Lunch this February, a design engineer for the Federal Highway Administration discussed how modern roundabouts are being used to improve traffic and make roads safer for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians, as well as where they would make the most sense at Lake Tahoe.
Public input sought for North Lake Tahoe's Fanny Bridge project
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/09/2015 - 6:47pm
Event Date:
February 26, 2015 - 5:00pm
Famous for the line of people leaning over its side, the Fanny Bridge at Lake Tahoe's North Shore is going to be part of a major overhaul set to begin construction in May 2016.
The Tahoe Transportation District is holding a community workshop to get feedback from residents on six proposed plans (as well as a "no build" option) for the "Wye" area where Highways 89 and 28 meet.
Comments sought for SR 89/Fanny Bridge community revitalization project
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/24/2014 - 12:42am
Draft environmental documents are available for public review and comment for the State Route 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project in Tahoe City, California. Public comments will be accepted through Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
Fanny Bridge and Hwy 89 revitalization subject of public meeting
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/01/2014 - 10:29pm
Event Date:
December 4, 2014 - 5:00pm
A public meeting providing an overview and update on the environmental document, design elements, and next steps for SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project is being hosted by the Tahoe Transportation District at Granlibakken Resort, Thursday, Dec. 4.
Study: South Shore Lake Tahoe Loop Road plan would contribute up to $25 million annually
Submitted by newsroom on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 10:51am(Stateline, Nev.) – A recent US Highway 50 economic analysis indicates that a completed downtown area outlined within the US 50/South Shore Community Revitalization project (aka Loop Road), City of South Lake Tahoe’s General Area Plan and the South Shore Vision Plan would provide for an annual retail sales increase of $16 million to $25 million.
Expect road delays for Lake Tahoe Marathon weekend
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 10:28amLake Tahoe area road delays and closures are effective now through Sunday for the Lake Tahoe Marathon. The following roads will experience delays:
Dat So La Lee party and North Shore Chamber mixer
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 5:20amThe famed Dat So La Lee Basket collection moves from the Gatekeeper’s Museum to the Autry Museum in Los Angeles later this month. North Lake Tahoe is sending the indigenous artwork off with great fanfare at the next North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association Mixer Thursday, April 19.
The mixer, held seven years to the day after these remarkable baskets first came to Tahoe City, will be hosted at the Gatekeeper’s Museum, 5-7 p.m., 130 West Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City, California, which is located near Fanny Bridge.
Seismic deficiencies necessitate changes to
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 10:39amFanny Bridge in Tahoe City does not meet seismic standards. ... After the meeting Tahoe Transportation District officials spoke briefly with Beals and Smith, with ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../seismic-...
New bus shelters sprout up in South Lake Tahoe area; more on the way
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 7:18pm
The operator of BlueGo, the South Lake Tahoe area public transportation system, has installed four new bus shelters in the city with plans for three more in early 2012 to provide additional safety, convenience and comfort for riders.
Tahoe City's Fanny Bridge in need of rehab
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:39pmAfter 83 years of service, Tahoe City's landmark – but crumbling – Fanny Bridge may soon be relieved of major duty. Transportation officials have drawn up ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-citys-...
Tahoe City's famed Fanny Bridge due for a makeover
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 4:43pmTAHOE CITY, Calif. - While Fanny Bridge abounds in historical value, its functionality is being called into question as transportation officials say it is rapidly deteriorating into a state of d...
