Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report for week of May 15-21

Here is the Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report for the week of May 15-21, 2017. Road closures expected at the following locations due to road and utility work. Please use caution.

— Northridge Drive between Wilma Way and Ravenshorn Drive and Ridgecrest Drive near Northridge Drive will be closed to install a roundabout, for approximately three weeks.

— Phillips Street just north of Robinson Street will be closed, until completed

— Sophia Street will be closed between Carson and Plaza Streets, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Fleischmann Way will be closed between Nevada and Curry Streets, Tuesday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Special Event, Cops and Kids: Musser Street between Pratt to Harbin Avenues and the intersection of Harbin Avenue and Musser Street will be closed, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lane closures or restrictions expected at the following locations due to road and utility work. Please use caution.

— U.S. 50 at the U.S. 395 intersection will be reduced to one lane in each direction, until further notice, for freeway improvements (travel delays are expected on South Carson Street near the U.S. 50 Spooner junction).

— South Carson Street, north and southbound, between Clear Creek and Snyder Avenues will have single and double lane closures, Monday through Friday, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

— Airport Road will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers between Menlo Drive and Woodside Drive, Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Mountain Street will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers between Winnie Lane and Ivy Street, Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

— Plaza Street between William and Sophia Streets will have the southbound lane closed, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Airport Road will have single lane closures between College Parkway and U.S. 50, Monday- through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Arrowhead Drive between Imus Road and Garnet Way will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers with possible extended wait times, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— In Minden, the public is being advised that on Monday May 15 between the hours of 8 and 10 a.m., Miles Construction will be using a crane to install the roof structure onto the old mill silos on Highway 395 in Minden. Highway 395 in both directions will be closed for about an hour near the construction site once the installation begins. Traffic will be diverted on Hwy 395 north and south of the construction site and signs will provide an alternative route. Expect a slow down on Hwy 395. The closure is a precautionary measure.

Buckeye Road will also be affected and will be closed at Heybourne Road and traffic will be diverted starting at 9 am into the Winhaven development. The plan to install the roof structure is contingent upon the wind conditions.

The following road work from Caltrans is for the Lake Tahoe Basin area from May 14 to May 20, 2017. U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Bull Creek Road to Alder Creek Road near White Hall: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Silver Fork Road in Kyburz: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.

State Route 89 (Placer County/El Dorado County): Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from Pole Creek Road to the Nevada County line and from Wilson Avenue to Bliss State Park from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday for tree removal work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County): Motorists can expect signalized one-way traffic control about 1 mile north of the junction with State Route 49 in Placerville around the clock for slope repair work.

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, widen the bridge to allow for 8-foot shoulders and sidewalks, and also make roadway improvements to State Route 49 on either side of the bridge. Completion is expected in fall 2018.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) just north of the South Fork American River Bridge: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday for water line relocation and bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work has begun 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. Completion is expected in fall 2019.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Dunlap Drive to Tahoe Keys Boulevard: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect the No. 2 lane closed around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday to 11 a.m. Friday for drainage and electrical work.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work has resumed 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 8.5-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected by the end of July.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Tallac Street to Sugar Pine Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for pavement repair work. Motorists also can expect one-way traffic control from Town and County Drive to Tamarack Lane from 10 p.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Monday, 6 p.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 p.m. Thursday to 11 a.m. Friday for pavement grinding.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work has resumed 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 that will become a local road after project completion, which is expected in 2018.

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Dollar Creek to Robert Avenue: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday for utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Rufus Allen Boulevard to Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect the No. 2 lane closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for utility work and curb, gutter and sidewalk work.

State Route 267 (Placer County) from Martis Peak Road to the junction with State Route 28 in Kings Beach: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday for crack sealing.