Lake Tahoe Basin / El Dorado County roadwork schedule through Saturday

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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 this fall or spring 2020.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Ice House Road to Audrain Way: Motorists can expect the No. 2 lane and right shoulder closed or one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 p.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 p.m. Thursday to noon Friday 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.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Icehouse Road to Silver Fork Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday for drainage 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 way2tahoe.com
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 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday for bridge work.
U.S. Highway 50 and State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work is wrapping up 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. The roundabout is open to traffic and no traffic-interfering work is scheduled.
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.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from B Street to the Trout Creek Bridge: Motorists can expect lane restrictions and shoulder closures around the clock from 9 p.m. Sunday to 11 a.m. Friday for pavement grinding and paving work and striping.
State Route 193 (El Dorado County): Work is underway on a $6.1 million project to build retaining walls at two locations on SR-193 between Kelsey Road and Rock Creek Road and to install medal beam guardrail. Construction is being done behind k-rail with a signal in operation 24/7 through November for reversing one-way traffic control.
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: http://www.fannybridge.org
State Route 89 (Placer County) from just north of Granlibakken Road to the Caltrans Tahoe City Maintenance Yard: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 10 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday and 5 p.m. to noon Monday through Friday for highway construction work.
SHORT-TERM PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from 5 Mile Road/Paul Bunyan Road to Newtown Road: Westbound motorists can expect the No. 1 lane closed from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for crack sealing work
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Santa Fe Road/Apache Avenue to Country Club Drive in Meyers: Motorists can expect lane shifts from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday for core drilling work.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Elks Club Drive to Sawmill Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday for bridge repair work.
State Route 89 (El Dorado County) at Taylor Creek: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday for pavement work.
State Route 89 (El Dorado County) at Taylor Creek: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday for pavement work.
State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Meeks Creek Resort to Sugar Pine Point State Park: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday for utility work.
State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Sierra Drive to Meeks Creek: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday for ditch cleaning and drainage work.
State Route 28 (Placer County) from Sahara Drive to Beach Avenue: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control and shoulder closures at various locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for tree work.
State Route 28 (Placer County) from Park Lane to Chipmunk Street in Kings Beach: Westbound Motorists can expect the shoulder closed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday for utility work.
State Route 89 (Placer County) from St. Michael’s Court to Sugar Pine Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday for utility work.
State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Meadow View Acres Road to Grand Fir Circle: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday for utility work.
Information provided by Caltrans.

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