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Carson City area road report for week of May 23-29

Here is this week’s Carson City area road report for May 23-29, 2016. Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

— North Carson Street will remain one lane in each direction.
— Ann Street will be closed for the first half of the week from Carson to Curry.
— Upon Ann opening, Washington Street will close from Carson to Curry for the remainder of the week.

For details regarding traffic impacts, please refer to the material provided in local media outlets or go to carsonproud.com for more information. These sources are updated weekly throughout the duration of the project.

Lane closures with flagger controlled traffic at the following locations due to utility and road work from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.:

— Long Street immediately west of Russel Way, Thursday
— College Parkway near the I-580 bypass intersection, westbound lanes will be reduced, Friday May 20 to Tuesday May 31
— Center Drive south of Clear Creek Avenue to Topsy Lane, Monday through Friday
— Christmas Tree Drive, Desert Peach Drive, Snowflake Drive, Stephen Court, Briar Crest Court, Tulip Court, Montelena Court, Pin Oak Drive, and Homann Way, Monday through Thursday
— Northridge Drive between Roop Street and Spooner Drive, Tuesday through Thursday
— Armory Lane between Baker Street and Armstrong Lane, Thursday
— Presti Lane between Medical Parkway and Eagle Valley Ranch Road, Friday
— Intersection of E. Robinson and Anderson Streets, Thursday through Friday

Meanwhile, road closures are expected at the following locations due to utility/road work. Please follow detours:
— Long Street between Division and Mountain Streets, Monday through Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
— Division Street between Fleischmann Way and Long Street, Monday through Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
— Mountain Street between Fleischmann Way and Long Street, Wednesday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
— Fleischmann Way between Mountain and Division Streets, Wednesday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
— Topsy Lane between Center Drive and Lyla Lane, Monday through Sunday, for all hours, local traffic only
— Race Track Road between Bigelow Drive and Schulz Way, Monday through Sunday, for all hours, local track only
— Jeanell Drive between Winnie Lane and Michael Drive, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
— Anderson Street between Robinson and Caroline Streets Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Northbound U.S. 395 between Clear Creek Avenue and Snyder Avenue will be reduced from three to two lanes until June 10
Periodic, nighttime, lane and ramp closures will take place on southbound I-580 and alternate U.S. 395 in southern Washoe Valley throughout the summer, includes northbound and southbound ramp closures for Bellevue Bridge and southbound ramp closures south of Eastlake Blvd.

Extended paving sessions, on I-580 in Washoe Valley, are scheduled through the next few weekends and for weekend hours to avoid impacting weekday commute travel.

Here is Lake Tahoe and Sierra area roadwork schedule provided by Caltrans for the week of May 22-28, 2016. Note: Most traffic-interfering work will be limited from 6 a.m. Friday until 10 p.m. Monday, May 30 for the Memorial Day weekend.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues 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-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected by summer 2017.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Mankato Place to Olympic Drive South: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations around the clock from 10 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Friday for drainage work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on an $8 million project from Meeks Creek to Wilson Avenue in Tahoma, installing curb and gutter and drainage systems to collect and treat stormwater. The highway is also being resurfaced. The project will be completed this spring.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Meeks Creek to Wilson Avenue: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday for pavement grinding work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $13 million water quality improvement project from Cascade Road to just north of the Eagle Falls Viaduct over Emerald Bay. The project will construct new drainage facilities to treat stormwater runoff and repave a four-mile section of the highway. Completion is expected in fall 2017.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Cascade Road to Bayview Campground/Vista Point: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday for shoulder work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $25 million project from the "Y" junction with U.S. Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe to Cascade Road, north of Camp Richardson. Curb, gutter and sidewalks will be added in the 1.1-mile four-lane section, and the highway will be widened in the two-lane section to Visitor Center Road to provide 4-foot paved shoulders on each side. Drainage systems are also being built and the roadway is being resurfaced. Completion is expected this fall.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from 10th Street to 13th Street: Northbound motorists can expect the #2 lane and shoulder closed around the clock from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work. Motorists also can expect one-way traffic control from the beginning of the two-lane section north of West Way to the Tahoe Visitors Center around the clock from midnight Monday until 8 p.m. Thursday for paving.

State Route 28 (Placer County): Work continues on Placer County’s “Core of the Core” phase of the $50 million Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project from State Route 267 to Chipmunk Street. Highway work includes installing curb and gutter, sidewalks, roundabouts, lighting and drainage systems to enhance pedestrian and bicycle mobility, improve safety and provide water-quality improvements.

State Route 28 (Placer County) from the junction with State Route 267 to Beaver Street: Motorists can expect the median lane closed from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $57 million project by El Dorado County to construct a new overcrossing over U.S. Highway 50, new on- and off-ramps with signalized intersections, and new bicycle and pedestrian facilities at Silva Valley Parkway in El Dorado Hills.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Latrobe Road/El Dorado Hills Road to Bass Lake Road: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday for striping and sign work.

State Route 28 (Placer County) from the “Y” junction with State Route 89 to Sierra Terrace Road in Tahoe City: Motorists can expect the No. 1 lane closed from 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday for grinding and paving work.

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Jeffrey Lane to Center Street in Carnelian Bay: Eastbound motorists and bicyclists can expect shoulder closures from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday for utility work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Chamberlain Street to Pacific Street: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Truckee Drive to River Drive and from Trout Creek to Tulare Avenue/Al Tahoe Boulevard: Eastbound motorists can expect lane closures around the clock from 9 p.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Friday for gas line utility work. The median (days) and westbound No. 1 lane (nights) will be used for eastbound traffic.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from the “Y” junction with State Route 89 to the Nevada state line in South Lake Tahoe: Eastbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures at various locations from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for pavement repair work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Luther Pass to Upper Truckee Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday for drain cleaning.

State Route 89 (Placer County) at Rampart Drive: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday for survey work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) at Rock Creek Road: Motorists can expect long-term signalized one-way traffic control for emergency repair work, which is scheduled to be completed by July.

State Route 267 (Placer County) from the Nevada County line to Rusty Road/North Avenue: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for pavement grinding and crack sealing.

Interstate 80 – Westbound and Highway 20 will have NO construction from 6 a.m. Friday May 27 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 31

All other State Routes in District 3 will have NO construction from 6 a.m. Friday May 27 to 10 p.m. Monday, May 30

Interstate 80 (Placer County) from Brace Road to Magra Road: Work continues on a $36 million project to increase the vertical clearance of nine bridge structures in south Placer County to 16 feet, 6 inches.

Interstate 80 – Westbound (Placer County) from Hallborn Road Undercrossing (Werner Road) to Newcastle Road overcrossing: motorists can expect alternating freeway lanes and shoulders to be closed from 10 p.m. Saturday May 21 to 8 a.m. Sunday May 22 and from 8 p.m. Sunday May 22 to 5 a.m. Monday May 23 for striping operations.

Interstate 80 – Westbound (Placer County) at Newcastle: Motorists can expect the exit ramp to Newcastle from westbound I-80 to be closed from 7 a.m. Monday May 9 through 5 p.m. Monday May 23 for roadway construction. The ramp from Newcastle to westbound I-80 will remain open. The Newcastle exit/on-ramp from/to eastbound I-80 will also remain open except overnight 8 p.m. Wednesday May 25 to 8 a.m. Thursday May 26 for paving operations .

Interstate 80 (Placer County) from Sierra College Boulevard to Newcastle Road: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures and on-ramp closures from 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday through Saturday for bridge work. Motorists also can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday on the Brace, Gilardi, Horseshoe Bar, King, Penryn, Newcastle and Magra overcrossings for bridge work.

Interstate 80 – Westbound (Placer County) at the Atlantic Street overcrossing: Motorists can expect overnight full ramp closure (and local cross street closure) from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Sunday night through Wednesday morning May 22-23, 23-24 and 24-25 for bridge work.

Interstate 80 – Westbound (Placer County) from Russell Road overcrossing to Elm Avenue overcrossing: Motorists can expect right lane and right shoulder closures from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday May 24 for guardrail repair.

Interstate 80 – Westbound (Placer County) at the Gold Run Rest Area: Motorists can expect full westbound ramp closure from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday May 24 for maintenance operations.

Interstate 80 – Eastbound (Placer County) at the Gold Run Rest Area: Motorists can expect full eastbound ramp closure from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday May 26 for maintenance operations.

Interstate 80 – Eastbound (Placer County) at the Whitmore Maintenance Station: Motorists can expect intermittent full highway closure from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday May 22 for utility work.

Interstate 80 – Eastbound (Placer County) from Emigrant Gap to Nyack including Emigrant Gap ramp closure: Motorists can expect right lane closures from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday May 22 to Thursday May 26 for emergency work.

Interstate 80 – Eastbound (Nevada/Placer County) from Yuba Gap overcrossing to Kingvale undercrossing: Motorists can expect alternating lane and shoulder closings from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday May 23-26 for guardrail repair.

Interstate 80 (Nevada/Placer County) from Donner Lake Road interchange to Kingvale undercrossing: Motorists can expect alternating lane and shoulder closures from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday May 23-26 for guardrail repair.

State Route 20 (Nevada County) from Mooney Flat Road to Yuba County Line: Motorists can expect right lane closures from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday May 25 for survey work.S

State Route 20 (Nevada County) from Route 20/174 to westbound off-ramp to Bennett Street: Motorists can expect right shoulder closures from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday May 23-26 for utility work.

State Route 20 (Nevada County) from Sacramento Street overcrossing to Route 49/Uren Street junction: Motorists can expect left lane and median closures from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday May 23 for drainage work.

State Route 49 (Placer County) at the W/B on ramp to Interstate 80: Motorists can expect full ramp closure from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday May 25 for guardrail repair.

State Route 49 (Sierra County) from Rocky Rest Campground to Yuba Pass: Motorists can expect one way traffic controls for lane and shoulder closures from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday May 22-26 for ditch cleaning.

State Route 49 (Nevada County) from Hwy 20 interchange to South Fork Yuba River Bridge: Motorists can expect overnight one way traffic controls for lane, median and shoulder closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday May 22-23 through Friday May 26-27 for crack seal operation.

State Route 49 (Nevada County) from Hwy 20 interchange to South Fork Yuba River Bridge: Motorists can expect one way traffic controls for lane, median and shoulder closures from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday May 23 through Thursday May 26 for guardrail repair.

State Route 49 (Sierra County) from Wild Plum Road to just east of Forty-Niner Drive: Motorists can expect right lane and shoulder restrictions from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday May 23 and Wednesday May 24 for utility work.

State Route 89 (Sierra County) from 0.6 to 1.3 miles north of Sagehen Road: Motorists can expect 24-hour one way traffic controls from 7 a.m. Monday May 23 to 7 a.m. Saturday May 28 for roadway excavation.

State Route 89 (Sierra County) Cold Creek Campground to Forestry Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday May 23-25 for crack seal operations.

State Route 193 (Placer County) from Fowler Lane to Rainbow Valley Lane: Motorists can expect lane closures (one way traffic control) and right shoulder restrictions from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday May 23 through Friday May 27 for highway construction.

State Route 193 (Placer County) from Sierra College Boulevard to Clark Tunnel Road: Motorists can expect right lane and shoulder closures from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday May 23 through Thursday May 26 for utility work.

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