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Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report for the week of Aug. 28 to Sept. 4

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 28 through Sept. 4, 2016: Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

— Telegraph and Proctor will be closed on both sides of Carson Street, to Plaza on the east, and Curry on the west.
— Second and 4th streets will be closed on the west side to Curry.

Days of closures subject to change due to weather issues. Downtown businesses are open during construction. 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.

Elsewhere around Carson City: The Nevada Department of Transportation reports the outer lanes of Highway 50 are closed from Russell Way to Dump Hill area in this Sunday, Aug. 28 from approximately 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. for roadway sealing. Both directions of U.S. 50 will remain open. Motorists can also expect brief Carson City Freeway, Highway 50 ramp closures.

Lane closures on U.S. 395 between Clear Creek Avenue and Snyder Avenue with daily lane closures on northbound lanes between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. Both northbound and southbound lanes will have closures during the evening between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Lane closures with traffic controls are at the following locations due to utility/road work:
— S. Carson Street northbound lane between Eighth and Stewart streets, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
— Evening lane closures on S. Carson Street between Fairview Drive and Overland Street, Monday through Friday, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
— E. Long Street between Roop Street and Marian Avenue, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
— Center Drive south of Clear Creek Avenue near Topsy Lane, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
— Arrowhead Drive between Goni Road and the Freeway, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
— Shouldering work on Arrowhead Drive between Imus Road and James Drive, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
— Race Track Road between Bigelow and Schulz Drives, Monday through Friday, for all hours, local traffic only.
— Tesla Circle north of Jefferson Drive, Friday between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
— Jeanell Drive between Winnie Lane and Michael Drive, Monday between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Road closures expected at the following locations due to utility/road work. Please follow detours:

— Topsy Lane between Center Drive and U.S. 395, Monday through Sunday, for all hours, local traffic only.
— Appion Way between Center Street and Bigelow Drive, Monday-Friday, for all hours, residential access only.
Eagle Station Lane between S. Carson Street and the eastern entrance to the JC Penny’s parking lot, access points near IHOP and McDonalds are open.

The following Caltrans roadwork is for the week of Aug. 28 through Sept. 3 for the Lake Tahoe area and Sierra:
Most lane closures will be restricted from 6 a.m. Friday, September 2 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 because of the Labor Day holiday 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 Elizabeth Drive to Timberland Drive and from Spruce Avenue to Sequoia Avenue North: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 10 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday for roadway excavation and drainage work. Motorists can also expect daytime one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday from Elizabeth Drive to Sugar Pine Road and from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Thursday from Middle Sequoia Avenue to Sequoia Avenue North for curb and gutter work and landscape 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 is constructing new drainage facilities to treat stormwater runoff and repaving a four-mile section of the highway. Completion is expected in summer 2017.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Cascade Road to Upper Emerald Bay Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 1 a.m. to noon 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 5th Street to 10th Street: Northbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday for drainage work. Motorists can also expect the northbound and southbound #2 lane closed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday from 13th Street to West Way for curb, gutter and sidewalk work, and one-way traffic control from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Friday from West Way to Cascade Road for electrical work.

State Route 28 (Placer County): Work continues on Placer County’s $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 Beach Avenue to Deer Street: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. for utility work. Motorists also can expect shoulder closures from Fox Street to Beaver Street from 7 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday for utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Bedford Avenue to Canal Street: Westbound motorists can expect the No. 2 lane closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday for highway construction.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Schnell School Road: Eastbound motorists can expect the No. 2 lane closed from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday and westbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Thursday and 5 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday for bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Strawberry Lodge to Johnson Pass Road: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday for utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at the Upper Truckee River Bridge near Sawmill Road in Meyers: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday for bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from 4th Street to River Drive in South Lake Tahoe: Eastbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday for paving work. Westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday from Trout Creek to Tulare Avenue/Al Tahoe Boulevard for paving work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Twin Crags Drive in Tahoe City to Alpine Meadows Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday for paving work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from the Truckee River Bridge to Goose Meadows Campground: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday for grinding and paving work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from the junction with State Route 49 in Cool to Main Street in Georgetown: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for utility work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from Bayne Road to the junction with State Route 49 in Placerville: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for utility work.

State Route 267 (Placer County) from Northstar Drive to Martis Peak Road: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control at various locations from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday for utility work.

State Route 267 (Placer County) from National Avenue to the junction with State Route 28 in Kings Beach: Motorists can expect shoulder closures at various locations from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday for utility work.

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. The vertical clearance will be increased on seven structures by lifting the existing bridge deck and the other two will have the roadway below dug down.

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 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday through Saturday for bridge and paving work, specifically the Newcastle Road ramps. Motorists also can expect occasional one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday on the Gilardi, Horseshoe Bar, Penryn, and Newcastle overcrossings for bridge work.

Interstate 80 (Placer County) from Long Ravine underpass to .2 miles east of Magra Road overcrossing: Roadwork begins for the 2.5 year, $50.6 million project to construct at 3 miles of additional ‘truck climbing lane’ and other improvements to primarily eastbound I-80 east of Colfax including widening the Cape Horn undercrossing bridge.

Interstate 80 (Placer County) at the Cape Horn Undercrossing Bridge: Motorists can expect one way traffic controls for around-the-clock alternating lane closures from June 20 throughout the summer for bridge work.

State Route 49 (Sierra County) south of Indian Valley Road: Emergency roadwork will be closing one lane from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Sept. 23 for retaining wall construction.

State Route 20 (Nevada County) from White Cloud Campground to Washington Road: Motorists can expect one way traffic controls for right lane and shoulder closures from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, August 29 through Sept. 2 for drainage work.

State Route 49 (Nevada County) from Mack Road to Crestview Drive: Motorists can expect overnight, one way traffic control for right lane and shoulder closures from 8 p.m. 6 a.m. Tuesday night through Friday morning Aug. 30 through Sept. 2 for paving operations.

State Route 49 (Sierra County) from Marysville Road to Yuba Pass Summit: Motorists can expect one way traffic controls from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Aug. 29 through Sept. 1 for miscellaneous work.

State Route 49 (Sierra County) from Vista Point to Sattley: Motorists can expect one way traffic controls from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday August 29 through Thursday, Sept. 1 for crack seal operations.

Interstate 80: Eastbound (Placer County) from Hinton Road Undercrossing to WB onramp from Floriston: Motorists can expect right lane closure from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, August 29 for guardrail repair.

Interstate 80: Eastbound (Placer County) at the Douglas Blvd overcrossing: Motorists can expect overnight full ramp closure from 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 31 to 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 for traffic signal work.

Interstate 80: (Placer County) at the Roseville Parkway overhead: Motorists can expect overnight No. 1 (left) lane closure on local cross street from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, August 29 through Friday Sept. 2 for bridge work.

Interstate 80: (Placer County) from the Route 174/I-80 separator to Secret Town overcrossing: Motorists can expect overnight right lane and shoulder closures from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday, August 29 through Friday Sept. 2 for k-rail removal.

Interstate 80: Westbound (Placer County) at the Route 174/I-80 separator: Motorists can expect full ramp closure from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 30 for electrical work.

Interstate 80: Westbound (Placer County) from Drum Forebay overcrossing to the Sawmill overcrossing: Motorists can expect right lane and shoulder closures from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, August 29 through Thursday Sept. 1 for drainage cleaning.

State Route 89 (Sierra County) from Sierraville to Sattley: Motorists can expect one way traffic controls from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday August 29 – September 1 for utility work.

State Route 89 (Sierra County) from 0.7 mile north of Nevada County line to the Nevada County line: Motorists can expect one way traffic controls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 for roadway excavation.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from 0.5 miles north of SR 28 to Alpine Meadows Road: Motorists can expect overnight alternating one way traffic controls for lane and shoulder closures from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 through 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2 for highway construction.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Truckee River Bridge to Goose Meadows Campground: Motorists can expect one way traffic controls from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 through Thursday, Sept. 1 for grinding and paving work.

State Route 193 (Placer County) from Fowler Road to Rainbow Valley Lane: Motorists can expect around the clock, 24-hour one way traffic control and right shoulder restrictions from 6 a.m. Monday Aug. 29 to 6 a.m. Friday Sept. 2 for highway construction.

State Route 267 (Placer County) from Northstar Drive to Martis Peak Road: Motorists can expect intermittent right lane, auxiliary lane and shoulder closures from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

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