Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report for week of May 22-28

Here is the Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report for the week of May 22-28, 2017. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work. Please follow detours.

— Northridge Drive will be closed to install a roundabout, between Wilma Way and Ravenshorn Drive, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
— Ridgecrest Drive will be closed to install a roundabout, between Oxbow Lane and Northfield Drive, Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
— Intersection of Mountain and Robinson Streets will be closed Monday through Sunday for all hours.

Lane closures or restrictions expected at the following locations due to road/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 between Clear Creek and Snyder Avenues will have a single northbound lane closed, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Edmonds Drive between Livermore Lane and Snyder Avenue will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Arrowhead Drive between Imus Road and Garnet Way will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers, Monday through Wednesday, 8 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.

— Racetrack Road between Schulz Drive and Saddlehorn Road will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers, Thursday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— NDOT work on State Route 28 began earlier this month and will continue through Oct. 15 on the share-used path, highway safety, accessibility, and water quality enhancements. Through late fall, daytime single lane closures will take place on State Route 28 from the southern end of Incline Village to three miles south of Sand Harbor State Park for construction of the shared use path and water quality improvements. Nighttime single lane closures are planned between Hidden Beach to three miles south of Sand Harbor State Park for construction of water quality and traffic safety improvements.

Motorists should anticipate delays of 20-30 minutes with one-lane flagger controlled closures. A majority of the work will take place Sunday night through Friday at noon, non-holidays; lane closures may occur Fridays and weekends during off peak season. With potential travel delays, vehicle owners are encouraged to be aware of vehicle fuel and/or electric charge range and utilize available fueling/charging stations before traveling through road work zones.

Caltrans reports the following road work this week: Most traffic-interfering work will be restricted from 6 a.m. Friday, May 26 through 10 p.m. Monday, May 29 for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

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): Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from Goose Meadows Campground to West River Street from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday 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.

May 22-26: 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 Thursday and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday for water line relocation and bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues 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 #2 lane closed around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 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 11 a.m. 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 Lake Forest Road to Speed Boat Avenue: Motorists can expect intermittent full highway closures at various locations from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for environmental sampling.

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Dollar Creek to Robert Avenue: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday for utility work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Skyline/Coon Hollow Road to Chamberlain Street in Placerville: Motorists can expect a full highway closure with detour from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday for utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Rufus Allen Boulevard to Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe: Westbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for curb, gutter and sidewalk work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Wilson Avenue to Tahoe Tavern Road and from Silver Creek Campground to West River Street: Motorists can expect intermittent full highway closures at various locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for environmental sampling.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Sierra Drive to Rubicon Drive: Motorists can expect intermittent full highway closures at various locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for environmental sampling.