LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Caltrans is advising motorists of various lane closures next week due to multiple construction projects in the Lake Tahoe region.  

In Tahoe City along State Route 28 (SR 28), work continues on a $31.7 million Caltrans pavement rehabilitation project. The contractor for this project is Mercer Fraser Company of Eureka.

Work is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday, September 21 through Thursday, September 25, and from 7 p.m. Thursday, September 25 through noon Friday, September 26, between Mackinaw Road and Grove Street. Access to cross streets and driveways will remain open; however, no street parking will be permitted in the construction zone.

The $10.6 million Fanny Bridge project continues with girders scheduled to be set next week, followed by electrical work and tying the bridge deck rebar for the deck pour. The new Fanny Bridge is scheduled to reopen to all traffic Saturday, November 15. During the project, traffic will detour onto Lake Boulevard bypass to access State Route 89 (SR 89) and SR 28. West Lake Boulevard remains open for business and transit center access, with only the Fanny Bridge being closed. The pedestrian and bicycle path across the Truckee River Dam will remain open throughout the project. The project is led by the Federal Highway Administration, and the contractor is Thompson Builders of Novato.

Utility work is scheduled along SR 28, Monday, September 22 through Thursday, September 25, from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. at Lardin Way in Cedar Flat.

Additional utility work is scheduled along SR 28, Monday, September 22 through Thursday, September 25, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. between Raccoon Street in Kings Beach and East Agatam Avenue in Tahoe Vista.

Broadband utility work is scheduled along SR 28, Monday, September 22 through Friday, September 26, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. between the State Route 267 junction in Kings Beach and the Nevada state line. 

Along SR 89 in Placer County, utility work is scheduled with one-way reversing traffic control in effect Monday, September 22 through Thursday, September 25 from 7 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. between South Street and Fern Street in the Homewood area. Work is also scheduled on Friday, September 26 from 7 a.m. until noon.

Paving operations are scheduled with one-way reversing traffic control in effect Monday, September 22 through Thursday, September 25 from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. between Sunnyside Restaurant and Pineland Drive. Work is also scheduled Friday, September 26 from 7 a.m. until noon.

Construction of a new roundabout at U.S. Highway 50 and Pioneer Trail in Meyers continues, with work scheduled Monday, September 22 through Friday, September 26 from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m.

Schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, availability of equipment or materials, or other unexpected events.