Cone Zone: Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County roadwork schedule May 7-13

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

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 (Placer County/El Dorado County): Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from the Truckee River Bridge to Silver Creek Campground and from Glenridge Parkway to Wilson Avenue from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for tree removal 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
State Route 49 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $22 million project to replace the South Fork American River Bridge in Coloma-Lotus. This project will make seismic improvements, widen the bridge to allow for 8-foot shoulders and sidewalks, and also make roadway improvements to State Route 49. Completion is expected in late 2018 or early 2019. May 8-12 - State Route 49 (El Dorado County) on the South Fork American River Bridge: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for water line relocation work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work has begun on a $57 million project from the “Y” intersection with State Route 89 to the Trout Creek Bridge in South Lake Tahoe. This project is building new drainage systems to collect and treat stormwater runoff, rebuilding curb, gutter and sidewalks, widening the highway to allow for bike lanes and resurfacing the roadway. Completion is expected in fall 2019. May 8-12 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Dunlap Drive to Tahoe Keys Boulevard: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday for drainage work.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work is set to resume on a $70.1 million project from Tahoma to just north of Granlibakken Road in Tahoe City that is upgrading storm water drainage and treatment systems, adding curb and gutter, resurfacing and realigning the road, adding new left-turn pockets and widening shoulders on an 8.5-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected this summer. May 8-12 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Tallac Street to Sugar Pine Road and from Ward Creek to Pineland Drive: Motorists should expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for pavement repair and utility work.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work has resumed on a $35 million project in Tahoe City to build a new Truckee River bridge east of the Caltrans Maintenance Yard with roundabouts on either end of the realignment, replace the existing Truckee River (Fanny) Bridge, construct a roundabout at the “Wye” intersection and make complete street enhancements to the portion of State Route 89/West Lake Boulevard that will become a local road after project completion, which is expected in 2018. For more information on this project, visit: http://www.tahoetransportation.org/fanny-new-1 May 8-12 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from SR-89 near the Caltrans Maintenance Yard and on West Lake Boulevard (SR-89) near the Transit Center: Motorists can expect shoulder closures and intermittent one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday for utility work.

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS
State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Skyline/Coon Hollow Road to Chapel Street in Placerville: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday for utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Rufus Allen Boulevard to Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe: Eastbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for utility work and westbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work.