Hwy 89 road project on West Shore switches to nighttime schedule

Now that the 4th of July holiday has passed, construction on the Caltrans Hwy 89 project along the West Shore of Lake Tahoe is now on an overnight schedule and will remain so for the next several weeks during the peak summer season, the department announced today.

Contractor Road and Highway Builders now works a 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. shift during the week and 10:00 p.m. Sunday to 6:00 a.m. Monday. That schedule is expected to continue until August 15. Completion of the project was originally targeted for the end of this season, but some work now will extend into 2017.

Work is currently ongoing in two locations, between Ward Creek and Sugar Pine Road on the south end and from Pine Avenue to Cathedral Drive on the north end.

The multi-year, $70.1 million project from Tahoma to just north of Granlibakken Road in Tahoe City is upgrading storm water drainage and treatment systems, adding curb and gutter, resurfacing and realigning the road, adding some new left-turn pockets and widening the shoulders on an eight-mile stretch of the highway. It’s part of the multi-agency Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program to help preserve and protect Lake Tahoe.

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