Lake Tahoe area roadwork for August 13-19

The following is the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) roadwork schedule for the Lake Tahoe area.

EMERGENCY PROJECT

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. Completion is expected late this year.

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 14-19 - 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 14-18 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Dunlap Drive to Winnemucca Avenue: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect #2 lane closed 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 is wrapping up 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 13-16 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Ward Creek to Chinquapin Lane: 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 Wednesday for pavement 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 14-18 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Fairway Drive to Mackinaw Road: Motorists can expect shoulder closures around the clock as work continues behind k-rail for grading and rock wall work.

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Placerville Drive/Forni Road to Missouri Flat Road: Westbound motorists can expect the #3 lane closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday through Friday for drain cleaning.

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 (El Dorado County) from Eagle Point Campground to Bayview Campground/Vista Point: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday through Friday for core drilling.

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/