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Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report through June 15

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of June 9-15, 2014. There will be lane closures due to pavement maintenance on Highway 395, Carson Street from Fairview Drive to Highway 50 West (Spooner Junction) during the night hours of 8 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. beginning Sunday night, June 8, through Friday morning, June 13.
 
The Legends of the West event will begin Friday, June 13, and continue through Saturday, June 14.  Road closures will occur from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The following roads will be closed and detours will be signed:

— Carson Street from Robinson Street to Telegraph Street (Friday).
— Carson Street from Robinson Street to Fifth Street (Saturday).
— Telegraph Street from Curry Street to Fall Street (Friday and Saturday).
— Spear Street from Curry Street to Carson Street (Friday and Saturday).
— Fall Street from Telegraph Street to Spear Street (Friday and Saturday).
 
The following roads will experience slurry seal operations on Monday, June 9, and Tuesday, June 10, as part of the Carson City Freeway project.  Operations will be a half road width at a time with accommodations provided for local traffic only.
— Snyder Avenue from Roland Street to Dat-So-La-Lee Way.
— Silver Sage Drive at Snyder Avenue.
— Center Drive at Snyder Avenue.
— Roland Street from Ponderosa Drive to Bigelow Drive.
— Bigelow Drive from Roland Street to Appion Way.
— Ponderosa Drive at the cul-de-sac.
— Arthur Street at the Frontage Road to Lynette Lane.
— Bennett Avenue cul-de-sac.
— Frontage Road cul-de-sac (near Carson Lanes).
 
Vista Grande Boulevard will continue to be closed from Topsy Lane to Old Clear Creek Road with a signed detour.  There will also be intermittent delays on Old Clear Creek Road near the intersection with Vista Grande Boulevard.
 
There will be a lane shift on Northridge Drive and the sidewalk will be closed on the north side of the street near the intersection with Roop Street during the weekdays.
 
There will be a lane shift on Silver Sage Drive between Sonoma Street and Pat Lane from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
 
The westbound lane on Gordon Street will be closed near N. Edmonds Drive from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. There will be flagger controlled traffic with minor delays possible.
 
There will be lane closures on Mountain Street just north of Bath Street due to utility work from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. There will be flagger controlled traffic with minor delays possible.
 
The sidewalk on the north side of Robinson Street just east of Carson Street will be closed from 6 a.m. to noon Wednesday and Thursday.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $41 million project from Tahoma to 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.

In Douglas County, work continues now through October on the Kingsbury Grade project along State Route 207 between Carson Valley and Lake Tahoe. The road is open with night work Sundays through Fridays, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. There will be single lane closures at night and intermittently during the day through the duration of the project, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.

Elsewhere around Lake Tahoe and the Sierra through June 13: State Route 89 (Placer County) from Wilson Avenue to the Tahoe City "Y" junction with State Route 28: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations around the clock from 10 p.m. Sunday until noon Friday for drainage and utility 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, and resurface a nearly 7-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected in fall 2015.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from 3 Ring Road to Rubicon Drive: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 10 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and from Valley View Drive to Mountain Drive, motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday for drainage work.

State Route 28 (Placer County): Work continues on Placer County’s $36.7 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.

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Coon Street to Chipmunk Street: Westbound motorists can expect the No. 1 lane and right shoulder closed around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday to 11:59 p.m. Friday for utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) in South Lake Tahoe: 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.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from South Lake Tahoe Airport Road to F Street: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect the No. 1 lane closed from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday for roadway excavation.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) through Meyers: 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: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect the No. 1 lane closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) in Pollock Pines: Work continues on a $7.67 million project to replace the bridge over Sly Park Road. The project will also add sidewalks to both sides of Sly Park Road, curbs, curb ramps and gutters. Completion is expected in November 2014. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on an $18.5 million project by El Dorado County to reconstruct the U.S. Highway 50 ramps to El Dorado Hills Boulevard and Latrobe Road in El Dorado Hills. Completion is expected this fall.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Latrobe Road/El Dorado Hills Boulevard to the Carson Creek Bridge: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Friday for bridge work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $57 million project by El Dorado County to construct a new overcrossing over U.S. Highway 50, new on- and off-ramps with signalized intersections, and new bicycle and pedestrian facilities at Silva Valley Parkway in El Dorado Hills. Completion is expected in 2016.

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Stag Drive to Anderson Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday for utility work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Pedro Hill Road to Meadow View Acres Road in Pilot Hill: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday for roadway excavation.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Grand Fir Circle North to Old Foresthill Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday for roadway excavation.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Bliss Memorial State Park to Sidehill Viaduct #5 in Emerald Bay: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for utility work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Squaw Valley Road to Goose Meadows Campground: Motorists can expect one way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for maintenance.

State Route 89 (Placer/Nevada Counties) from West River Street to Donner Creek in Truckee: Northbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to noon Friday for utility work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from the State Route 49 junction in Cool to American River Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday for roadway excavation.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from Traverse Creek Road to Garden Valley Road in Garden Valley: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for highway construction.

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