Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report through Sept. 7

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 2-7, 2014. Crews will be striping roadways throughout the city weekdays between the hours of 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Minor delays are expected on roadways that are being striped while the work occurs.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will be continuing road work on Highway 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 p.m. to 11 a.m. in the eastbound direction.

There will be work primarily in the shoulder of the following roads Tuesday through Friday. Minor delays are possible.

— Fifth Street from Hidden Meadow Drive to Fairview Drive.
— Hells Bells Road from Fifth Street to Parkhill Drive.

Work will continue on Tuesday, Sept. 2, through Friday, Sept. 5, with utility work on the shoulder of Deer Run Road between Highway 50 and Sheep Drive. Minor delays are possible.

In Douglas County, State Route 207 Kingsbury Grade will be closed near Daggett Summit beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2 to 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 beginning Sept. 2 to Sept 6, most traffic-interfering work will be limited until Tuesday night because of the Labor Day holiday.

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 Cathedral Drive in Tahoe City: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations around the clock from 8 p.m. Tuesday until noon Friday for paving, grading and gas line relocation 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 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. Tuesday through Friday 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 1 Ring Road in Rubicon Bay: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday and around the clock from 6 a.m. Wednesday until 11 a.m. Friday for paving and drainage 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 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.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Jewell Road to the "Y" intersection: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures from 7 p.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday for striping and asphalt work.

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.

Sept. 3-5: 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 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through 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.

Sept. 2-6: U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Sly Park Road: Motorists can expect the westbound on-ramp closed at times from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday and the off-ramp closed at tomes from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for bridge work. Highway 50 is reduced to one lane in each direction during the length of the project.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Salmon Falls Cutoff Road to Bayley House Historic Park in Pilot Hill: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday for pavement work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Sand Flat Campground to 35 Milestone Road east of Kyburz: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday and Friday for drainage work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Bliss State Park Road to Sidehill Viaduct #5 in Emerald Bay: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday for maintenance work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from the junction with State Route 49 in Cool to American River Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday for pavement work on a new bicycle path adjacent to the highway.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from Sweetwater Trail in Greenwood to South Street in Georgetown: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday for pavement work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from Garden Valley Road to Kelsey Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday for tree work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from Chili Bar to Rock Creek Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday for tree work.

State Route 267 (Nevada County) from Interstate 80 to Soaring Way/Brockway Road in Truckee: Motorists can expect various east and westbound lanes closed from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday for bridge work.

State Route 267 (Placer County) from the ranger station road to Carnelian Bay Avenue in Kings Beach: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday for maintenance work.