Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report: Several closures this week for maintenance

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of July 27 to August 2, 2015. Beginning Monday Little Lane will be closed from Janas Way to Saliman Road for a reconstruction project. The road will remain closed until project completion. Detours will be marked.

Nightly lane closures will continue on Carson Street at the junction with Highway 50 (Spooner) from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Sunday July 26, through Tuesday, July 28, as part of the Nevada Department of Transportation’s continued work on the construction of the Carson City Freeway.

During this time, there will also be closures on eastbound U.S. 50 approaching Carson Street. In addition, installation of fencing along the freeway corridor from Fairview Drive down to the Carson Street/Highway 50 West intersection will continue.

On Thursday, July 30, and Friday, July 31, there will be closures due to roadway sealing on the following roads:
— Roop Street between Robinson Street and Stewart Street.
— Long Street at the intersection with Roop Street (up to 20 minute delays expected).
— Roland Street between Ponderosa Drive and Silver Sage Drive.
— Roland Street between Snyder Avenue and Oak Street.
— Darla Way (entire road).

On Tuesday, July 28, the outside southbound lane on Carson Street will be closed between Spear Street and Musser Street from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. due to maintenance work on a building located on the northwest corner of Carson Street and Proctor Street. In addition, Proctor Street will be closed at this time between Carson Street and Curry Street, as well as all sidewalks within the work zone. There will be no parking allowed on Proctor Street the night before (July 27) work is to commence.

Clear Creek Avenue will continue to be closed to through traffic between Lynette Lane and Center Drive due to utility work. Detours will be signed and the JAC bus stop on Clear Creek Avenue will be temporarily relocated near the intersection of Frontage Road and Clear Creek Avenue.

Utility work will continue Monday through Thursday with closures along Eighth Street between Curry Street and Minnesota Street, as well as Seventh Street at Minnesota Street, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day. There will be flagger controlled traffic.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue construction of drainage improvements on U.S. Highway 50 West between the two truck ramps (just west of U.S. 395 to Sierra Highlands Drive). There will be lane closures Monday through Friday, but the roadway will remain open to traffic in both directions.

The following lane closures are scheduled to occur during daytime hours due to utility work:
— The south end of Comstock Circle (Monday and Tuesday).
— Stampede Drive just east of Gregg Street (Wednesday through Friday).
— The northbound outside lane on Saliman Road at the High School (Thursday).
— Shoulder work only on the north side of Jefferson Drive between Madison Drive and Faraday Circle (Thursday and Friday).

The following road closures are scheduled to occur due to a special event:
— On Thursday, July 30, Plaza Street will be closed between Eighth Street and Ninth Street and Ninth Street will be closed between Carson Street and Fall Street from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
— On Friday, July 31, Curry Street will be closed between Eighth Street and Tenth Street and Ninth Street will be closed between Carson Street and Curry Street from 1:00 p.m. to midnight.

The Nevada Fair will be held Thursday, July 30, through Sunday, August 2. There will be free parking at the Fandango with buses providing transportation to the fairgrounds. Signs will be in place to direct traffic to parking areas.

Also along Highway 50 westbound, work continues on a $1.2 million road project to reduce erosion, preserve water quality and enhance storm drains along Highway 50 in south Carson City and west along Spooner Grade. Plans include replacing more than 50 storm drains and drop inlets, as well as enhance roadside slopes and curb and gutter on Highway 50 from the South Carson Street at Spooner junction to Tahoe Golf Club Drive, around 4.5 miles west along Highway 50.

As the project progresses, single lane closures with minimal travel delays are to be expected on Highway 50. Motorists are asked to obey traffic controls and drive at posted construction speed limits, or slower as necessary for conditions. The project will complete this fall.

On the California side of the Sierra, the following Caltrans road projects are ongoing around the Lake Tahoe Basin:
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.

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): 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 will also be resurfaced.

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 will be resurfaced.

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.