Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report through Oct. 26
Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 20-26, 2014: There will be work primarily in the shoulder E. Fifth Street from Roop Street to Saliman Road from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from Monday through Thursday. Elaine Street will remain closed to through traffic from Monday through Sunday. Please follow marked detour.
Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 21, through Saturday, Oct. 25, the Nevada Department of Transportation will be completing road work on Highway 50 from Arrowhead Drive in Carson City to Baldwine Lane in Mound House. There will be lane closures in both directions during the daytime hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Lane closures are expected with minimal delays due to utility work on the following roads:
— Thursday, Oct. 23, on Panamint Road just north of Knoblock Road.
— Friday, Oct. 24, on G.S. Richards Boulevard just south of the roundabout.
There will be utility work on roadway shoulders in the Lakeview area south of Hobart Road during the weekdays. No delays are expected.
In Douglas County, roadwork continues on State Route 207 Kingsbury Grade. The road re-opened Oct. 7 after about a month of work. Roadwork such as paving, striping and utility work will continue as crews finish this season’s construction.
Motorists should expect construction-related traffic delays of up to 30 minutes over the next few weeks and are asked to drive at posted construction speed limits, or slower as necessary for conditions.
Elsewhere at Lake Tahoe and the Sierra through Oct. 25:
State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $41 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 (Placer County) from Wilson Avenue in Tahoma to Barker Pass Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to noon on Friday for striping, sewer and tree 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 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday for paving.
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, with intermittent traffic control for pedestrian access. Work is ongoing from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 30.
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. Highway 50 is reduced to one lane in each direction.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Sly Park Road: Motorists can expect Sly Park Road closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Saturday for drainage work.
State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Union Mine Road to Crystal Boulevard/Monitor Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for utility work.
State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Glen Drive to Scenic Drive in Rubicon Bay: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon Friday for utility work.
State Route 267 (Placer County) from Northstar Drive to Commonwealth/Kingswood Drive in Kings Beach: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for maintenance work.
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