Work on US50 between South Lake Tahoe and Kyburz to continue to mid-July

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The scope of work needed along US50 at Echo Summit and along the fire-damaged portions down to Kyburz is bigger than first thought and originally contracted for. The December storms caused more damage with debris movement in the Caldor Fire area, with additional damage still being identified, according to Caltrans.

Rock scaling work along Echo Summit wrapped up Friday, but the contractor hired, JPR, is back this week to finish up other work and there are one-way traffic controls in place.

The original schedule calls for the current projects to be completed in mid-July, with the last portion of work being the repaving of US50 from Echo Summit to Meyers, and final striping.

Caltrans said they will use one-lane traffic controls instead of detours over Johnson Pass Road when working on Echo Summit.

The additional contract work for the December damage will also go into summer.

Work still needed on both projects includes ongoing tree removal, culvert repairs/replacements, guardrail replacement, electrical repairs, and additional erosion control.

When driving on US50 between Kyburz and South Lake Tahoe expect delays and plan accordingly. Follow https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ for road information.

We don’t anticipate using JPR again for a detour. That was in order to aggressively remove as many loose boulders as possible last week in the problem area. Any traffic holds would be intermittent for tree remova