Lake Tahoe area roadwork for November 26 - December 2

The following are the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) projects around Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County.

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. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled on the highway.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work is in winter suspension 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. Work will resume in spring 2018 and completion is expected in fall 2019.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work is in winter suspension 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. Work will resume in spring 2018. For more information, visit: www.fannybridge.org

SHORT-TERM PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at the junction with State Route 89 in Meyers: Westbound motorists can expect the #1 lane closed from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday for electronic message board work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) just west of El Dorado Hill Boulevard/Latrobe Road: Eastbound motorists can expect the #2, 3 and 4 lanes closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday for electronic message board work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Silva Valley Parkway: Westbound motorists can expect the Silva Valley off-ramp closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through Friday for k-rail installation work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Cameron Park Drive to Ponderosa Road: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect the #1 lane closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday for k-rail removal work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Placerville Drive/Forni Road: Westbound motorists can expect the #1 off-ramp lane closed from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Cedar Street to Strawberry Tract: Motorists can expect the one-way traffic control from 7 p.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday through Friday for electronic message board work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Phillips to Mt. Ralston Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday for dead tree removal work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from West Way to Cascade Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday for dead tree removal work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Eagle Point Campground to Vikingsholm Vista Point: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday for dead tree removal work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Park Avenue to St. Michael’s Court: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday for survey work.

State Route 89 (Placer/Nevada County) from Cabin Creek Road to Deerfield Drive: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for dead tree removal work.

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/