LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Caltrans is advising motorists of the continuation of several construction projects within the Lake Tahoe Basin next week.

Along State Route 28 (SR 28), construction on a $31.7 million pavement rehabilitation project continues. The contractor for this project is Mercer Fraser Company of Eureka.

  • Paint striping operations between Agate Road and Center Street in Carnelian Bay, one-way traffic control is scheduled nightly from 7 p.m. Sunday, August 23 until 7 a.m. Friday, August 28. No work is scheduled between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day.
  • Along the westbound shoulder between Beach Street and Estates Drive in Tahoe Vista nightly from 7 p.m. Sunday, August 23 until 7 a.m. Friday, August 28. No work is scheduled between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day.
  • Concrete work for a flashing beacon crosswalk near the Kings Beach Safeway is scheduled in the eastbound direction daily from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday, August 24 through Thursday, August 27. Work is also scheduled Friday, August 28 from 7 a.m. to noon.

Along State Route 89 (SR 89), construction on a $20.8 million pavement rehabilitation project continues with pavement work scheduled with one-way traffic control in effect at various locations between the Nevada/Placer County line in Truckee and Alpine Meadows Road nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, August 23 through Thursday, August 27. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, August 28. The contractor for this project is Teichert Construction.

A broadband project on SR 89 along the West Shore is part of a larger statewide effort by the California Department of Technology to bring high-speed internet into rural communities. The contractor for this project is also Teichert Construction.

Broadband work is scheduled along SR 89 in Placer County during the following dates and times:

  • Between the El Dorado County line and McKinney Drive (south), one-way traffic control is scheduled nightly from 9 p.m. Sunday, August 23 until 7 a.m. Friday, August 28. No work is scheduled between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. each day.
  • Between Elizabeth Drive and Pine Avenue, one-way traffic control is scheduled nightly from 9 p.m. Sunday, August 23 until 7 a.m. Friday, August 28. No work is scheduled between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. each day.
  • At Tahoe Ski Bowl Way, one-way traffic control is scheduled from 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 26 until 6 a.m. Thursday, August 27.

Broadband work is scheduled along SR 89 in El Dorado County during the following dates and times:

  • Between West Way and Eagle Falls Trailhead, one-way traffic control is scheduled from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 27. Work is also scheduled from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Friday, August 28.

In addition, SR 89 between the U.S. Highway 50 junction in Meyers and the Alpine County line is scheduled for one-way traffic control at various locations to repair a sinkhole from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, August 24 through Thursday, August 27. Work is also scheduled from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday, August 28.

Motorists could encounter delays of up to 20 minutes at each location. All work on road construction projects will be suspended on weekends and holidays. Schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment and material availability, and/or other unexpected events.