Work schedule at Meyers roundabout moves to overnight hours

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Caltrans is in the middle of three major projects on the South Shore, with one of them changing their scheduled construction hours.

The $7.1M roundabout construction project at the intersection of US50 and SR89 in Meyers is moving from daytime work hours to a night shift from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. starting Tuesday, August 6. Flaggers will also be conduction one-way reversing traffic control as they finish up the roundabout. The completion is expected later this month or in early September and the nighttime work schedule will remain until the project is done.

The former “T” intersection is being converted into a three-legged roundabout with a westbound bypass lane. A connection to the adjacent bike path is also being constructed.

Work also continues at night with one-way traffic control on the $14.1 million Highway 50 Echo Summit Sidehill Viaduct replacement project, weekdays from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. This project is replacing the existing bridge, which was built in 1939, with a structure that meets current seismic standards. Beginning Monday, August 12, there will be continuous one-way traffic control throughout the week for excavation work.

Caltrans’ third Highway 50 project in the Tahoe area continues in the City of South Lake Tahoe, with construction taking place day and night. This $56.9 million project from the “Y” intersection to Trout Creek is building a new drainage system to treat stormwater runoff, widening the highway to include bike lanes on both sides, and building new curbs, gutters and sidewalks on a two-mile section of the highway. The project is in its third year and is about three-quarters complete. Completion is targeted for this fall if the weather is favorable. Motorists can expect traffic shifts with shoulder closures around the clock from 7:00 p.m. Monday to 8:00 a.m. Friday for curb, gutter, sidewalk and electrical work.

For updates on Caltrans' projects in the Tahoe Basin, go to TahoeRoads.com, follow @TahoeRoads on Twitter or "like" Tahoe Roads on Facebook. For the Echo Summit project, visit Way2.Tahoe.com on Twitter @way2Tahoe or on Facebook/Way2Tahoe.