Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 8 - 14

The following is a list of the Caltrans roadwork projects in the Lake Tahoe Basinand El Dorado County for the week of July 8 - 14, 2018.

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 to the new bridge, widen the structure to allow for 8-foot shoulders and 6-foot sidewalks, and improve the roadway on both sides of the bridge. Completion is expected by mid-August. July 9-12 - State Route 49 (El Dorado County) at the South Fork American River Bridge: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday for bridge and bridge approach roadwork.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $57 million project from the “Y” intersection at 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 curbs, gutters and sidewalks, widening the highway to allow for bike lanes and resurfacing the roadway. Completion is expected in fall 2019. July 9-13 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Winnemucca Avenue to Silver Dollar Avenue: Eastbound motorists can expect the #2 lane and the right shoulder closed around the clock from 9 a.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Friday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work and electrical work at Lodi Street.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues 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. Completion is expected this fall. For more information, visit: www.fannybridge.org
July 9-13 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from the Tahoe City Transit Center to the Caltrans Maintenance Yard: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 10 p.m. Sunday to 9 a.m. Monday and from 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday for utility work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $3.6 million multi-use path project that will connect the existing path that ends at Sugar Pine Point State Park to Meeks Bay Resort. Completion is expected this fall. July 9-13 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Meeks Bay Resort to Sugar Pine State Park: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for utility work.

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Silva Valley Parkway to the Sacramento county line: Westbound motorists the #1 lane closed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday for sign replacement work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Tulare Avenue/Al Tahoe Boulevard to Tallac Avenue in South Lake Tahoe: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for grinding and paving work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Silver Tip Drive to the Placer County line in Tahoma: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday for ditch cleaning.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from Penobscot Road to Graybar Mine Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday for turnout construction work.

The Caltrans District Traffic Management Branch has reviewed each project and determined that individual project delays are expected to be less than the statewide policy maximum of 30 minutes, unless noted otherwise above. Lanes are numbered from the center divide (#1) to the shoulder (#2, 3, 4, etc.).

Unexpected schedule changes may occur. For current information on roadwork, delays, road conditions and emergency closures, call the voice-activated Caltrans Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-427-7623 (ROAD) or visit Caltrans’ “QuickMap” website at: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/