Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report through Sept. 28

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 22-28, 2014. Robinson Street between Curry and Carson Streets will be open in an eastbound direction only on Monday, Sept. 22, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The road will be closed in both directions on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and Thursday, Sept. 24, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Detours will be provided.

Because of a special event, Goni Road and Research Way will be closed to through traffic south of College Parkway beginning Wednesday, Sept. 24, through Sunday, Sept. 28. Due to this event, routes 2A and 2B of the JAC transit system will not provide service in this area on Friday, September 26, or Saturday, Sept. 27.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will be continuing road work on US 50 from Arrowhead Drive in Carson City to Baldwine Lane in Mound House. There will be single lane closures on weeknights from 1 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. in the westbound direction and from 7:00 p.m. to 11 a.m. in the eastbound direction.

There will be utility work on roadway shoulders in the Lakeview area south of Hobart Road during the weekdays. Delays will be minimal.

There will be work primarily in the shoulder of the following roads Monday through Thursday. Minor delays are possible.
— Fifth Street from Hidden Meadow Drive to Fairview Drive.
— Hells Bells Road from Fifth Street to Parkhill Drive.

State Route 207 Kingsbury Grade in Douglas County is closed near Daggett Summit now through October as the second scheduled construction closure takes place for the $15 million Nevada Department of Transportation’s Kingsbury Grade Pavement Reconstruction Project.

During that time, non-permitted through traffic will not be able to travel through the Kingsbury summit area between Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley. Residences and businesses located on Kingsbury Grade will continue to be accessible by Highway 50 over Spooner at Lake Tahoe. Kingsbury Grade will temporarily re-open to allow access for the Genoa Candy Dance Sept. 27-28.

Elsewhere at Lake Tahoe and the Sierra through Sept. 28: Highway 50 remains open with some delays because of the King Fire near Pollock Pines in El Dorado County. Go here for the latest on the fire and Highway 50 travel status.

Here is the latest road closures due to the King Fire as of Sept. 21, courtesy of the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office:
Mosquito Road at Volz Lane; Rock Creek Road at Highway 193; Wentworth Springs Road at Volcanoville Road; Wentworth Springs Road at Sand Mountain Road; Ice House Road at Highway 50; Wrights Lake Road at Highway 50; Forebay Road at Blair Road (Residents Only) and Cable Road at Badger Hill.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $41 million project from Tahoma to "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 (Placer County) from Wilson Avenue in Tahoma to Fir Avenue in Sunnyside: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations around the clock from 10 p.m. Sunday until 1 p.m. Friday for paving, excavating and utility work.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $4 million project from the "Y" junction of State Routes 28/89 in Tahoe City to Alpine Meadows Road making drainage and slope corrections on about a 4-mile stretch of Highway 89. Completion is expected this fall.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Fairway Drive in Tahoe City to Alpine Meadows Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Wednesday, 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday and Friday and 6 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday for drainage 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 in fall 2015.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Meeks Creek to Meeks Bay Avenue: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control around the clock from 8 p.m. Sunday until 11 a.m. Friday for paving 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 will install curb and gutter, sidewalks, roundabouts and drainage systems to enhance pedestrian and bicycle mobility, improve safety and provide water-quality improvements. Completion is expected in fall 2015. One lane in each direction of the highway will be open during construction. The contractor is working 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through at least Oct. 15.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $12.1 million water-quality and roadway improvement project from the "Y" intersection of Highways 50 and 89 to the South Lake Tahoe Airport adding curb and gutter, sidewalks, new drainage systems and repaving the highway. Completion is expected this fall. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $15.3 million water-quality project from Johnson Pass Road to Incline Road in Meyers to install new drainage systems, widen shoulders and add bike lanes in one section, and restore a section of the exiting bike path.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Johnson Pass Road to Sawmill Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to noon Monday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $15.1 million project to replace the bridge over Sly Park Road in Pollock Pines. The project will also add sidewalks to both sides of Sly Park Road, curb and gutter and curb ramps. Completion is expected by spring 2015.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Sly Park Road: Westbound motorists should expect the on-ramp closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Saturday and the off-ramp closed from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday through Saturday for bridge work. Sly Park Road is scheduled to be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday for girder installation. Highway 50 is reduced to one lane in each direction through the project limits.

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Stag Drive to Laurel Drive in Tahoe Vista: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday for pavement work.

State Route 267 (Nevada County) from junction with Interstate 80 to Soaring Way/Brockway Road: Motorists can one-way traffic control from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday for bridge work.