Carson City area road report: Closures this week east of downtown for sealing project

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of May 11-17: Due to roadway sealing, there will be road closures throughout the entire week east of downtown in the general vicinity of William Street to the north, Saliman Road to the east, Fifth Street to the south, and Carson Street to the west, as well as along Deer Run Road and Pinon Hills Drive and the neighborhood directly west of Fremont Elementary School.

During this time there will be flaggers directing traffic along detours. On Monday, May 11, E. Fifth Street will be down to a single lane between Fairview Drive and Carson River Road. 20-minute delays are expected at this location and use of an alternate route is suggested.

On Wednesday, May 13, Robinson Street will be closed between Carson Street and Stewart Street from 4:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Detours will be in place and all transit routes will be re-routed around the closure.

On Monday, May 11, and Tuesday, May 12, the outside northbound lane on Fairview Drive will be closed between Steamboat Drive and Sweetwater Drive from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.

Beginning Monday, May 11, through Wednesday, May 13, the inside northbound lane on Roop Street will be closed just south of Corbett Street during daytime hours.

Beginning Monday, May 11, through Wednesday, May 13, there will be lane shifts at times with minor delays expected at the following locations:
— Roop Street just south of Winnie Lane.
— Washington Street just east of Stewart Street.

Due to utility work, there will be activity in the shoulder on the following roadways with no expected delays:
— The north side of Como Street between Carson Meadows Drive and Saliman Road (Monday).
— The west side of Rawhide Way between Goldfield Avenue and Telegraph Street (Tuesday).
— The west side of Nevada Street just south of Fifth Street (Wednesday).
— The north side of Fifth Street at Elaine Street (Thursday).

The following closures are expected to occur due to special events.
— Third Street between Carson Street and Curry Street on Friday, May 15, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
— Musser Street between Pratt Avenue and Harbin Avenue on Saturday, May 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

In Dayton, the Nevada Department of Transportation continues work through May on a safety enhancement project near the Smith’s Shopping Center. The project will install raised turn islands in the median of U.S. 50 at three shopping center entrances: Retail Road, Pinecone Road and the main entrance to the Smith’s shopping center.

The raised medians will provide protected turn pockets for traffic to enter and exit. For enhanced safety, the left turn out of the middle shopping center entrance will be eliminated. River Road traffic will also be limited to right in and right out only. Left turns will continue to be available from Pinecone and Retail roads. In addition, roadway shoulders will be widened on both sides of U.S. 50 to allow for longer deceleration lanes, providing safer right hand turns.

Single lane closures will take place during construction, with minor travel delays possible. Construction is scheduled to complete before the end of May.

The following is from Caltrans on roadwork this week around the Lake Tahoe Basin and Sierra. State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $70.1 million project from Tahoma to the "Y" junction with State Route 28 in Tahoe City on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore that will upgrade storm water drainage and treatment systems, add curb and gutter, resurface and realign the road, add new left-turn pockets and widen shoulders on a 9-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected in fall 2016.

State Route 89 (El Dorado/Placer County) from Meadow Road to Ward Creek: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations around the clock from 10 p.m. Sunday to noon Friday for excavation and pavement work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $20 million water-quality project from 0.1 mile north of the Eagle Falls Sidehill Viaduct No. 5 in Emerald Bay to the Meeks Creek Bridge in Meeks Bay. This project is adding new drainage features, curb and gutter in some locations, and resurfacing a nearly 7-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected this fall.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from 3 Ring Road to 1 Ring Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday for drainage work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work has begun 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 will also be resurfaced. Completion is expected this fall.

May 11-15: 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 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday for roadway excavation.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work has begun 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 will be resurfaced. Completion is expected by spring 2017.

May 11-15: State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from just north of West Way to Pope Beach Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control around the clock from 12:01 a.m. Monday to 11 a.m. Friday for drainage work. In addition, from the "Y" intersection with U.S. Highway 50 to 13th Street in South Lake Tahoe, motorists can expect lane reductions from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday for drainage 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. The project is installing curb and gutter, sidewalks, roundabouts, lighting and drainage systems to enhance pedestrian and bicycle mobility, improve safety and provide water-quality improvements.