Caltrans pavement and broadband projects continue along SR-89

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Caltrans is advising motorists of the continuation of several construction projects within the Lake Tahoe Basin next week. Along State Route 89 (SR 89), construction on a $20.8 million pavement rehabilitation project continues with miscellaneous finishing work scheduled with one-way traffic control in effect at various locations between the Interstate 80 junction in Truckee and Alpine Meadows Road from 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 13 until 7 a.m. Friday, October 16.

No work is scheduled between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Additional utility work is scheduled at the Olympic Valley Road intersection Friday, October 16 from 7 a.m. until noon. 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 at the following locations, dates and times:

• Between the El Dorado County line and Sugar Pine Road with one-way traffic control in effect from 9 p.m. Monday, October 12 until 7 a.m. Tuesday, October 13 and from 9 p.m. Tuesday, October 13 until 7 a.m. Wednesday, October 14
• Between Timberland Lane and Fanny Bridge in Tahoe City with one-way traffic control in effect from 9 p.m. Tuesday, October 13 until 7 a.m. Wednesday, October 14 and from 9 p.m. Wednesday, October 14 until 7 a.m. Thursday, October 15. 

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

• Between 10^th Street in South Lake Tahoe and Eagle Point Campground, one-way traffic control is scheduled in various locations from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday, October 12 through Thursday, October 15. Work is also scheduled Friday, October 16 from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m.
• Between Upper Emerald Bay Road and the Placer County line, one-way traffic control is scheduled in various locations around the clock from 9 p.m. Sunday, October 11 through noon Friday, October 16. 

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