Lake Tahoe area roadwork August 18 - 24

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There are still about two months left of scheduled roadwork around the Lake Tahoe Basin before winter hiatus. The following are the Caltrans projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County:

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $5.2 million project to upgrade metal beam guardrail and construct concrete barriers at 89 locations from the Red Hawk Undercrossing to 1.9 miles west of the junction with State Route 89 in Meyers. Completion is expected in spring 2020.

August 19-24 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from El Dorado Road to Wrights Lake Road: Eastbound and westbound motorists can the #2 lane and right shoulder closed or one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 p.m. to noon Monday through Friday and from 11:59 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday for guardrail replacement work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $4.7 million project to install drainage sand traps and maintenance vehicle pullouts at various locations on U.S. Highway 50 from Riverton (Ice House Road) to Kyburz. Completion is expected this fall.
August 18-19 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Alder Creek to Ice House Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 9 p.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Monday for storm drain work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $14.1 million project to replace the Echo Summit Sidehill Viaduct, located 7 miles west of South Lake Tahoe. This project is replacing the current bridge, built in 1939, with a new structure to meet current design and safety standards. Completion is expected in fall of 2020. For more information, visit www.way2tahoe.com
August 18-23 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from the Caltrans Echo Summit Maintenance Yard to Johnson Pass Road (east end): Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 9 p.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Monday and from 3 p.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday for bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 and State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $7.3 million project to convert the existing “T” intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and State Route 89 in Meyers into a three-legged roundabout with a westbound bypass lane and a bike path extension. This project will reduce the number and/or severity of collisions at the intersection. Completing is expected this fall.
August 19-23 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Cirugu Street to Navaho Drive in Meyers: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 12:01 a.m. to 7 a.m. Monday and 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday for asphalt paving work.

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 this fall.
August 19-23 - U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Silver Dollar Avenue to the Trout Creek Bridge: Motorists can expect traffic shifts, nighttime lane reductions and shoulder closures around the clock from 5 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Friday for curb, gutter, sidewalk and electrical 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, drainage improvements, paving and a shared-use path connection. For more information, visit: www.fannybridge.org
August 18-23- State Route 89 (Placer County) from Granlibakken Road to the Caltrans Tahoe City Maintenance Yard: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 10 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday and from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday for highway construction and utility work.

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Ridgewood Road to Lardin Way: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday for electrical work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) Bradley Drive to Fowler Lane: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday for highway construction work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) at the Weber Creek Bridge: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday for guardrail work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Pedro Hill Road to Rattlesnake Bar Road in Pilot Hill: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for maintenance work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Sly Park Road to Ice House Road: Westbound motorists can expect the #1 lane closed at various locations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday for striping work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from Chili Bar to Rock Creek Road: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday for guardrail work.

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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/