Lake Tahoe area roadwork for August 6 - 12

The following is the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) roadwork schedule for the Lake Tahoe area. Please note, due to “Hot August Nights” events in Reno, and the expected extra traffic in Tahoe, most lane closures will be restricted from noon Thursday, August 10 until 8 p.m. Monday, August 14.

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 193 (El Dorado County): Motorists can expect one-way traffic control about .5 north of the junction with State Route 49 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for pavement 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 to the bridge, widen the structure to allow for 8-foot shoulders and 6-foot sidewalks, and also make roadway improvements to State Route 49 on either side of the bridge. Completion is expected in fall 2018. August 7-12 - 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 Saturday for bridge and utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues 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. August 7-11 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Dunlap Drive to Winnemucca Avenue: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect #2 lane closured around the clock from 12:01 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Friday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work. Lane shifts will maintain two open lanes in each direction from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues 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 in August. August 6-11 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Ward Creek to Spruce Avenue: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 10 p.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Monday and from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday for pavement striping. Motorists also can expect one-way traffic control from Fawn Street to Cherry Street around the clock from 10 p.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Friday for drainage work.

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 that will become a local road after project completion, which is expected in 2018. For more information on this project, visit: www.fannybridge.org - August 7-11 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from the Tahoe City Transit Center to the Caltrans Tahoe City Maintenance Yard: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control at various locations throughout the project Monday through Friday from 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. for utility work.

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Chipmunk Street to Beaver Street: Motorists can expect the Beaver Street intersection closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for drainage work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at the Shingle Springs Road Overcrossing: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect the #3 lane closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Friday for bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at the El Dorado Road Overcrossing: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect the #1 lane closed from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Friday for bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Missouri Flat Road to Placerville Drive: Eastbound motorists can expect the #3 lane closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Friday for bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Fairway Drive to Takela Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe: Motorists can expect a lane shift to use the two-way left turn as a through lane and left turns restricted from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) at the Truckee River Bridge between Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday through Thursday for bridge pavement work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) at the Squaw Creek Bridge: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday and Tuesday for bridge pavement work.