Lake Tahoe area roadwork May 14-20

The following is a list of roadwork projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin, both on the North and South Shore.

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.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Bull Creek Road to Alder Creek Road near White Hall: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Silver Fork Road in Kyburz: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.

State Route 89 (Placer County/El Dorado County): Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from Pole Creek Road to the Nevada County line and from Wilson Avenue to Bliss State Park from 6:30 a.m. to 4 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 on either side of the bridge. Completion is expected in fall 2018. May 15-20 - State Route 49 (El Dorado County) just north of the South Fork American River Bridge: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday for water line relocation and bridge 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 15-19 - .S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Dunlap Drive to Tahoe Keys Boulevard: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday to 11 a.m. Friday for drainage and electrical work.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work has resumed 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 by the end of July. May 15-19 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Tallac Street to Sugar Pine Road: Motorists can 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 work. Motorists also can expect one-way traffic control from Town and County Drive to Tamarack Lane from 10 p.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Monday, 6 p.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 p.m. Thursday to 11 a.m. Friday for pavement grinding.

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
No traffic-interfering work is scheduled on the highway.

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS

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

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Dollar Creek to Robert Avenue: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday for utility work.

State Route 267 (Placer County) from Martis Peak Road to the junction with State Route 28 in Kings Beach: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday for crack sealing.